How to Use spasm in a Sentence

spasm

noun

• He was racked with coughing spasms.
• She was suffering spasms of guilt.
• More rarely, Botox treatments are used to ease the painful spasms.
  — Erika W. Smith, refinery29.com, 22 Jan. 2020
• But – the right-hander missed his Game 5 start due to neck spasms.
  — Skip Snow, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 30 Oct. 2019
• The attack comes in the wake of a spasm of violence in skid row.
  — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2019
• Howard had some spasms at the end of the first quarter that sent him back to the locker room.
  — Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, 27 Feb. 2018
• Porter was forced to leave last week's 38-31 loss to Tulane in the first half due to back spasms.
  — Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 26 Sep. 2019
• Napoli, 35, said the hard turf in Toronto only made the back spasms worse.
  — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram.com, 31 May 2017
• Calderon is in for George Hill, who won't play again because of back spasms.
  — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• Ryan Rua, who entered the game in place of Mike Napoli, who left with back spasms, led off with a walk.
  — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram.com, 3 June 2017
• Or will the evanescence of your days be marked by the brief spasm of cherry blossoms in bloom?
  — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
• Butler missed his first game as a Warrior with back spasms, and the Warriors felt the pain.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
• The three-time Cy Young winner was a late scratch for his Sunday start in Game 5 due to neck spasms.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2019
• Chandler has missed three of the last four games — including the loss to the Clippers — with neck spasms. ...
  — OregonLive.com, 24 Feb. 2018
• Back spasms began wracking the 31-year-old’s body last week.
  — Maria Torres, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2019
• LaVine is day to day with back spasms, which held him out of Monday’s win in Toronto.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
• But who could obtain such a note within hours of waking up with the flu or a back spasm?
  — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
• Cavs minute: George Hill (back spasms) missed Game 4 and is questionable for Game 5.
  — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• Lee suffered a back spasm, which flared up on Thursday.
  — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2025
• So why, in spite of all that, does ‘Old’ still inspire a spasm of retroactive goodwill?
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2021
• On the same hole in the final round of this event in 2013, Woods struck his fairway wood and was driven to his knees by back spasms.
  — Karen Crouse, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2019
• A week ago, a hip spasm led him to cancel a second scheduled pro-day.
  — Alex Schiffer, kansascity, 22 June 2018
• On Wednesday, the Angels put him on the 10-day disabled list because of back spasms.
  — Pedro Moura, latimes.com, 24 May 2017
• The workload caused Johnson’s nagging back spasms to crop up.
  — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2017
• Booker had been in uniform, went through warmups pregame and was a captain on the field for the coin toss, but sat out with back spasms.
  — Nick Alvarez | [email protected], al, 18 Sep. 2023
• Perhaps, then, the back spasms that befell him on May 23 were a blessing.
  — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 May 2026
• Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez left the game in the middle of an at-bat in the sixth inning with a back spasm.
  — CBS News, 24 May 2026
• To some of those near us, her spasms were clearly an affront.
  — Tom Levenson, Time, 20 May 2026
• Lee exited the game after two at-bats due to back spasms, while Adames left the game after a ground ball hit his thumb.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
• The book arrives during a spasm of interest in aliens.
  — ABC News, 12 May 2026