Example Sentences

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Dear Carolyn: My spouse has severe celiac disease — the real McCoy with almost shocklike reactions requiring emergency treatment, injections, etc.

From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2023

Sarah’s pediatrician referred her to a specialist in Memphis, where she was diagnosed with severe myoclonic epileptic seizures—transient, shocklike muscle spasms caused by disturbances in the electrical activity of Sarah’s brain.

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2015