Example Sentences

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Worried that Skye will relapse, Mickey counterintuitively decides Wes is just the one to keep her in line and invites him to come and stay with them.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

Your fever will relapse at precise intervals with each new burst and invasion of the parasite from your blood cells.

From The Guardian • Sep. 20, 2019

He doesn’t expect that statistic to keep up, saying it is inevitable that some people will relapse.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2017

Without my medications for depression and anxiety, I will relapse.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2017

Some of these doubtless will relapse; but if only one of them remains really reformed, surely the Salvation Army has vindicated its arguments and all is proved to be well worth while.

From Regeneration by Haggard, Henry Rider