Definition of AILS

Examples of ail in a Sentence

Noun

half of the staff is out sick with the usual wintertime ails

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

And the flailing can’t be good for the back and shoulders, body parts that have ailed Myers, 28, in other years. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Wil Myers remains interesting piece to Padres puzzle," 12 June 2019 But without ailing Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant and Kevon Looney, the numbers simply didn’t add up. — Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, "Steph plenty strong, but no other strength found in these numbers," 6 June 2019 After dropping out of UT Austin, Carter spent the next couple of decades hitchhiking around the country, returning to Austin in 1995 to help his ailing parents. — Ali Gostanian, NBC News, "Formerly homeless man readmitted to University of Texas after leaving school in 1975," 5 June 2019 The team was lousy in his second year and playoff bound in 2008 before four losses in five games to close the season, with Brett Favre’s shoulder ailing down the stretch. — Mike Anthony, courant.com, "Mike Anthony: Wiser for his experiences, Hartford native Eric Mangini deserves another shot at coaching an NFL team," 4 June 2019 Now bank officials, facing fresh investor doubts about the lender’s ailing investment bank and overall strategy, are bracing for a barrage of criticism from shareholders at the bank’s annual meeting Thursday in Frankfurt. — Jenny Strasburg, WSJ, "Deutsche Bank Shares Hit All-Time Low," 20 May 2019 Kevin's also seemed to be doing well for himself, as evidenced by that sprawling house the Pearsons gathered at to visit an ailing Rebecca. — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, "All Your Questions About the This Is Us Season Three Finale, Answered," 3 Apr. 2019 Sears still operates 88 million square feet of selling space in about 899 stores, which includes ailing Kmart, according to Susquehanna estimates. — Charisse Jones, USA TODAY, "Sears, Kmart stores ailing as CEO Eddie Lampert's hedge fund gets hundreds of millions," 18 June 2018 Driving from Colorado to Utah to visit her ailing mother, the art major gets stranded by a fierce blizzard at a remote highway rest stop in the Rocky Mountains. — Tom Nolan, WSJ, "Mysteries: The Trials of an Ethical Thief," 11 Jan. 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Apple’s smartphone shipments in China fell 20% in the quarter ended December from a year earlier, according to International Data Corp. Tepid iPhone sales aren't all that ail Apple in China. — Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ, "Apple to Chinese Consumers: Buy a New iPhone for Under $30 a Month, Interest Free," 21 Feb. 2019 Brian Dennehy is Irina’s ailing elder brother, Sorin, although Dennehy, at seventy-nine, still looks too bearishly robust to ail. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, "“First Reformed” and “The Seagull”," 11 May 2018 The pitch inherently presumes a technologically advanced society, one where medicine has cured our physical ails. — Will Nevin, OregonLive.com, "TBT #22: Join a 'Cold War,' take a 'Void Trip'," 26 Dec. 2017 Normally served on the street, ya dong’s herbal powers are said to cure bodily ails. — Natalie B. Compton, GQ, "The Best Bars in Bangkok, as Told by Locals," 1 Aug. 2017

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