How to Use exacerbate in a Sentence

exacerbate

verb

• His angry comments have exacerbated tensions in the negotiation process.
• The proposed factory shutdown would only exacerbate our unemployment problems.
• The kind of disease exacerbated by climate change is not new to the reefs.
  — Evan Halper, latimes.com, 9 July 2018
• This exacerbated the split, on and off the bench, between left and right.
  — John A. Farrell, Smithsonian, 21 Mar. 2017
• The key to choosing a night cream for oily skin is to find a rich cream that won’t exacerbate your skin type issues.
  — Daley Quinn, Health, 17 Feb. 2023
• The gap in knowledge that would tend to come about during the summer will be exacerbated.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 27 Apr. 2020
• The team asked about certain liver and kidney issues that the drug might exacerbate.
  — Eric Boodman, STAT, 9 June 2020
• And in spring, that problem is exacerbated by a lack of numbers.
  — Michael Lev, azcentral, 9 Mar. 2020
• The recent hot and dry weather has increased the stress on your trees and can exacerbate chlorosis symptoms.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2017
• But this exacerbates a problem that has existed since the movie.
  — Daryl H. Miller, latimes.com, 12 July 2018
• This oversight has just been exacerbated by the Google app.
  — Kim Sajet, Smithsonian, 16 Jan. 2018
• In fact, research claims that wearing the wrong shoe can exacerbate pain in other areas of the body such as the knees, hips, and even the back.
  — Ni'kesia Pannell, Woman's Day, 6 May 2022
• Never put water on a grease fire, which can exacerbate flames.
  — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022
• That's a slap in the face to educators and will exacerbate our teacher shortage.
  — Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 9 Mar. 2023
• That push and tug, in turn, will exacerbate the gap between the winners and losers going forward.
  — Fortune, 1 Mar. 2021
• That chain of events could exacerbate what is already a severe food crisis plaguing countries across the world.
  — Arkansas Online, 10 July 2022
• Recent research has also shown that the vast amounts of plastic pollution in the ocean can exacerbate these threats.
  — Aristos Georgiou, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2018
• That historic plunge on Monday was exacerbated by a quirk in how the oil markets work.
  — New York Times, 21 Apr. 2020
• This trio is free from sulfates (which can exacerbate rosacea) and parabens (which can dry out your hair).
  — Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 12 May 2023
• Researchers found that these shifts exacerbate droughts and wildfires.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2021
• Keeping them on lockdown for most of the day can cause or exacerbate mental health disorders.
  — Anna Claire Vollers, AL.com, 1 Nov. 2017
• Gaps such as these could exacerbate disparities down the road.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2022
• As the fighting drags on, concerns are growing that the war could exacerbate a global hunger crisis.
  — New York Times, 6 May 2022
• There are certain foods and drinks that can exacerbate bloating, and some that may help relieve symptoms.
  — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2023
• Being in too big a rush to get ‘back to normal’ can exacerbate postpartum health risks.
  — Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica, 10 May 2022
• Adding a giant drill that is both heavy in flight and requires energy of its own while in use only exacerbates the problem.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 9 Jan. 2019
• This, of course, is only exacerbated by the weather and students being cooped up in the building all day.
  — cleveland, 9 Mar. 2020
• Much of it remains a blur of mania exacerbated by drugs and alcohol.
  — Jeffrey Lee Puckett, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2017
• Nejad says the dry mouth that comes as a result of mask wearing can exacerbate existing oral issues.
  — Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2021
• The flow of workers from other countries and states has slowed, which exacerbates the worker shortage.
  — Dallas News, 24 July 2019

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024