Example Sentences
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This decision inflamed conflicts that soon led to the Civil War.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Yet it can become inflamed, causing appendicitis – a potentially life-threatening condition.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Smith said he had been diagnosed with an inflamed disk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Culver explained how it was "targeted directly at the police" and how the action inflamed and encouraged others in the crowd.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Here and there under the dirt there were the red scars of wounds, and near the ankle the varicose ulcer was an inflamed mass with flakes of skin peeling off it.
From "1984" by George Orwell
