How to Use allergic in a Sentence

allergic

adjective
  • But a man a few feet away, who was allergic to the insect’s sting, was not alarmed.
    Noah Lederman, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
  • In the event of an allergic reaction, staff are trained to help.
    Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 31 July 2023
  • Never let it be said that Ryan Seacrest is allergic to hard work— or even just a sheer amount of it.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2023
  • And lots o’ people are allergic to ragweed and grass pollen.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The same is true for people who are allergic or have an intolerance to legumes, like beans and lentils.
    Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 29 Mar. 2023
  • And a lot of people who are allergic to nuts may be able to have pine nuts, which are actually seeds.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Her daughter, Malia, was allergic to peanut butter as a child.
    Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023
  • But for those with milder allergic reactions, the medication may not be worth the cost.
    Amanda Musa, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Cedar fever is an allergic reaction to pollen released by the male Ashe juniper.
    Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • People are advised to call 911 and alert the closest lifeguard in the event of a severe allergic reaction.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 15 Mar. 2023
  • In any case, in the medium term Powell’s stay-the-course message in 2019 was a balm to the markets, which are generally allergic to Fed activism.
    George Calhoun, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The disease is linked to an elevated level of white blood cells called eosinophils — the cells that respond in allergic reactions.
    Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Pet dander, dust, ragweed, grass, and pollen can trigger your eyes to have an allergic reaction.
    Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The customers say in the lawsuit that Olaplex use ingredients that can cause allergic reactions and are banned in Europe.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
  • There’s nothing more frightening than a child rushed to the emergency room for an allergic reaction to peanuts.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
  • Some metals from jewelry combined with the friction of skin and sweat can lead to allergic reactions.
    Ebony Williams, ajc, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The husband of a New York doctor filed a lawsuit alleging that his wife died of an allergic reaction at Disney World.
    Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Symptoms of severe allergic reactions include itching and swelling of your face, tongue, and throat.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
  • According to the Southern Nevada Health District, some people may have an allergic reaction to the bugs’ saliva, but the pests are not known to spread disease.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • There was one case of anaphylaxis (a serious allergic reaction), but this was caused by a food allergy.3 The bottom line here?
    Wendy Wisner, Parents, 8 June 2023
  • Cats that are fed these eggs may have reduced levels of Fel d 1, the protein in cat saliva that causes allergic reactions in humans.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Alas, Signs is the mostly-great movie people only remember because the aliens are allergic to water.
    Darren Franich, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2023
  • However, for people who are allergic to bee venom, a sting can be deadly.
    Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
  • Otherwise known as hay fever, an allergic reaction to pollens of grasses, weeds and trees.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023
  • At first, they were told their skin condition was an allergic reaction.
    Amanda Gardner, Health, 13 Feb. 2023
  • No allergic reactions have been reported, the FDA said.
    Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Ulin described her frightening allergic reaction in a series of tweets in late April.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 May 2023
  • Those are the big problematic ingredients known to cause an irritant reaction or an allergic reaction to the nail and the skin around the nail.
    Kayla Hui, Mph, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2023
  • In order to participate in the clinical trial, patients had to be allergic to peanuts along with two other foods.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2024
  • In very rare cases with some vaccines, some people might have allergic reactions.
    Steven Salzberg, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023

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