Examples of ointment in a Sentence
You should put some ointment on that cut.
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The source of all the trouble was a medication called betamethasone, which Baffert has steadfastly argued was administered in an ointment for a rash on Medina Spirit’s hindquarters.
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John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
That said, there is one practical fly in the judicial ointment of this case.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
Doctors always did the same thing: prescribe a topical steroid ointment, which kept my skin somewhat manageable for years at a time.
—Raelle Kennedy, Health, 29 Apr. 2025
Use nasal ointments or nasal filters to protect your nose.
—Jurairat J. Molina, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
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John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
That said, there is one practical fly in the judicial ointment of this case.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
Doctors always did the same thing: prescribe a topical steroid ointment, which kept my skin somewhat manageable for years at a time.
—Raelle Kennedy, Health, 29 Apr. 2025
Use nasal ointments or nasal filters to protect your nose.
—Jurairat J. Molina, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ointment
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“Ointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ointment. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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ointment
noun
oint·ment
ˈȯint-mənt 
: a semisolid greasy medicine for use on the skin
Medical Definition
ointment
noun
oint·ment
ˈȯint-mənt
: a salve or unguent for application to the skin
specifically
: a semisolid medicinal preparation usually having a base of fatty or greasy material
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