How to Use chronic in a Sentence

chronic

adjective
  • Don't bother seeing that film—it's chronic.
  • He suffers from chronic arthritis.
  • Inflation has become a chronic condition in the economy.
  • The study discussed how stress can play a role in chronic hives.
    Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health, 29 June 2023
  • The sum total of the impact of chronic stress can add up to a shorter life.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2022
  • So, two decades on, why this chronic state of risk in health care?
    Kathleen Sutcliffe, Time, 5 Nov. 2019
  • The new rules for chronic pain do not set limits on what can be dispensed.
    Jackie Borchardt, cleveland.com, 2 May 2018
  • Health experts say this is true for chronic and binge drinkers.
    Dallas News, 10 Apr. 2020
  • How to describe the ways chronic pain has forced her to modify her life?
    Akilah Johnson, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2020
  • None is meant to address the needs of chronic pain patients or those with cancer.
    Julie Appleby, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2018
  • Yeah, which is not the most useful thing with chronic illness.
    Isabella Cueto, STAT, 28 Nov. 2022
  • This has led to the chronic under-funding of the social sciences.
    Phil Clark, Quartz, 30 May 2022
  • Want to share your story of living with a chronic illness?
    Anika Nayak, STAT, 5 Jan. 2024
  • One is now chronic, the teen said, and will never fully heal.
    Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 28 Dec. 2020
  • For many people, the winter months bring a chronic feeling of dry skin.
    Time, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Taking their places are chronic stress and a mindset of scarcity.
    Clay Marsh, STAT, 12 July 2018
  • This condition can last for months or years and can lead to chronic arthritis.
    Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 29 May 2021
  • The women in the study all had chronic, but not severe, high blood pressure.
    Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2022
  • The stakes are even higher for young adults facing chronic illness.
    Tim Lahey, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2019
  • There were no hints of chronic drug use or homelessness as there were in other states.
    Paul Sisson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • The struggles of sleeping with a chronic snorer are all too real.
    Kelly O'Sullivan, Woman's Day, 17 Mar. 2017
  • Patients are receiving care for chronic diseases and acute needs alike with the help of telemedicine.
    Erin Brodwin, STAT, 28 Dec. 2020
  • But too little or too much sleep can create chronic stress.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 3 May 2022
  • If one of the parents has a chronic condition, this option might not work.
    Adrienne So, Wired, 11 June 2020
  • Even chronic late payment of rent is not enough in St. Paul.
    Donna E. Hanbery, Star Tribune, 22 Oct. 2020
  • But to go back to it, and the women that are chronic like that, they're never spoken at like that.
    Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Feb. 2021
  • Those who know me know that my sole issue is the chronic disease epidemic.
    Tom Schad, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2020
  • Her chronic health problems have lately sent her to see more doctors.
    Sarah Klein, Health.com, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The chronic pain in Rafael Nadal’s left foot comes and goes unpredictably.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2022
  • For those with chronic pain brought on by health conditions, each day can be a struggle.
    courant.com, 4 Sep. 2020

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