Example Sentences

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Another sufferer said it took seven years to diagnose her, and despite describing "lightning" going through her face, was told by doctors there was nothing wrong with her.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

As an insomnia sufferer, I’ve spent a few recent sleepless nights just roaming around “Mario Kart World,” driving through empty castles-turned-racetracks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

Not every back pain sufferer needs to see a spine surgeon, or even a physician, right away.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2024

Writing in the journal Nature, the team describes how all blood cells can be removed from a leukemia sufferer in a targeted manner while a new blood system is built up at the same time.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

“Well, Mas’r Jaggers,” returned Mike, in the voice of a sufferer from a constitutional cold; “arter a deal o’ trouble, I’ve found one, sir, as might do.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens