How to Use swelling in a Sentence

swelling

noun

• There was a swelling above her eye.
• The swelling around her eye should subside in a few days.
• The swelling may last from weeks to months, Dr. Garshick adds.
  — Alexis Jones, Women's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
• Most of the swelling has been flushed out of his thumb.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2022
• The day her husband sent her to the E.R., the swelling had spread down the arm to the wrist.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
• The swelling may be confined to the outside of the skull.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2022
• Ice can help reduce the swelling in and around the joint.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
• My swelling has gone down, but the pain still comes in bursts.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2021
• There wasn’t that much pain, and the swelling was minor.
  — Hailey Salvian, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
• For the first time in years, the swelling and pain disappeared.
  — Suzy Katz, Health, 16 May 2025
• The swelling was still present on the inside of his hand, around the pinky and ring finger.
  — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2022
• The injury caused bleeding, loose teeth, swelling and a hole to the bottom of the lip.
  — Matt Young, Chron, 3 Mar. 2022
• There may also be a swelling in the lymph node under the jaw.
  — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
• When the gland’s duct is blocked, a swelling or stye may result.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
• After 12 to 24 hours, any pain and swelling should go away.
  — Ana Escalante, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2023
• The more swelling there is, the more your voice is impacted.
  — Lauren Schlanger, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
• But the swelling down a lot in the first week, and the knee responded well to treatment.
  — cleveland, 31 Aug. 2020
• The swelling from the bite only lasted about three days.
  — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
• Sweet relief from pain and swelling is just a click away.
  — Lindsey Metrus, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2023
• The swelling looks like a tiny volcano rising up from the curve of his skull.
  — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
• But the swelling goes down once the handle dries, so this is not a deal breaker.
  — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 5 Oct. 2023
• Though effective, the heat from the laser caused pain, redness and swelling of the skin.
  — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021
• Dutcher said the swelling in the knee is down, but his calf has tightened.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
• The skull is then left open until the swelling or pressure have gone down.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
• Doctors had to remove the front part of her skull due to brain swelling.
  — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 17 Sep. 2021
• Does the swelling reflect a problem with the heart, the liver, or the kidneys?
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
• This point is when her sight starts to return; this point is where the swelling goes down.
  — Clint Worthington, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2021
• The swelling that had spread to his armpit slowly decreased.
  — Jackie Fortiér, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
• Detectives described bruises all over Gray's body, face, and neck along with severe swelling to her face and eyes, which were blackened.
  — Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
• In serious cases, the virus can cause pneumonia and brain swelling, which can lead to lasting damage.
  — Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025