Example Sentences

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Little wonder, then, that many patients preferred the services of women healers, or would take a risk on “quacks”—traveling salesmen selling ointments from town to town—rather than risk a visit to a hospital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

New research from Nagoya University in Japan has identified a previously overlooked risk associated with widely used eye ointments.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

The family obtained Metanium on prescription after a range of other ointments proved unsatisfactory, but their supply is almost exhausted.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

For more severe discomfort, Hu suggests using thicker lubricating gels or ointments at bedtime, though these may temporarily blur vision.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

Besides food and beverages, people suggested ointments and tonics, even enclosing advertisements to show the doctors exactly what to buy.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow