How to Use relapse in a Sentence

relapse

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• Everyone thought she was well until a sudden relapse sent her back to the hospital.
• And for many, a relapse can be a matter of life or death.
  — SELF, 24 Aug. 2021
• As a result, there has been an uptick in relapse rates.
  — Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com, 25 Mar. 2022
• Reflect on what triggered the relapse and learn from it.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2023
• The lure of such social acclaim helps some avoid relapse.
  — Maia Szalavitz, Time, 29 Sep. 2021
• Plus, some drugs may work for a while and then stop, prompting a relapse in symptoms.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 8 Dec. 2021
• Stress is a definite risk factor, and can lead to a relapse.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 12 June 2022
• In a new interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the star opened up about his relapse in the summer of 2020.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2023
• In one instance during that relapse, Williams didn't show up for work.
  — Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022
• The season was beginning to look more like a relapse than a rebound.
  — Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
• McGill’s slow but steady relapse into his former life as a grifter.
  — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022
• Its success rate can be as high as 80%, but relapse is common.
  — Haley Weiss, Time, 24 July 2023
• The study then looked at relapse rates at two yearly intervals.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 19 Oct. 2021
• To date, Laura M. has not suffered from a relapse of breast cancer.
  — Siddhartha Mukherjee, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
• But the state required him to visit each venue — inviting a relapse — or see a counselor who could ban him from a few dozen at a time.
  — Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022
• They’re given to those in remission with a high risk of relapse, Knutson said.
  — Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 26 June 2023
• They’re given to those in remission with a high risk of relapse, Knutson says.
  — Erin Prater, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2023
• Each relapse has been the hardest conversation to have with them.
  — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 18 June 2022
• But one relapse, and because it was fentanyl instead of heroin or crack, that's it.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 2 July 2023
• Reliable treatment options are scarce, which has kept the rate of relapse high.
  — New York Times, 24 June 2022
• After Beau died of brain cancer in 2015, Hunter had another relapse and, for the first time, his brother was not there to help him.
  — Katie Benner, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023
• Someone who relapses may have too much shame to share their relapse.
  — Laken Brooks, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2021
• Garrido said these videos played a role in her recent relapse.
  — Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2023
• The changes that occur in the brain can persist even after a person stops using, leaving her at high risk of relapse.
  — Laura Hilgers, Health.com, 9 Nov. 2021
• After the news of his relapse broke, Munn offered a message of support to Mulaney on Twitter.
  — Jessica Booth, PEOPLE.com, 28 July 2022
• The results showed that with the combined therapy, women’s risk of death or relapse fell by 35 percent.
  — Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2023
• The patients also showed no signs of relapse of their pancreatic cancers for the 18 months they were tracked.
  — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 16 May 2023
• Among those in the UCSD study who had an unwelcome return, the most common relapse was cough, followed by fatigue and headache.
  — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2022
• Ashdown said Armstrong had been sober for over 18 months but had recently had a relapse.
  — Leanne Italie, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
• But in the wake of her treatment, she became obsessed by the possibility of a relapse.
  — Siddhartha Mukherjee, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021

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relapse

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• She stayed out of trouble for a long time, but then she relapsed into her old ways.
• The country soon relapsed into chaos.
• If you don't continue your treatment, you could relapse.
• Malaria can relapse years after the original infection.
• The last night of the festival, Courtney relapsed with a smoke.
  — David Ovalle and Fenit Nirappil, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023
• Some are sick for two weeks straight, then have a few symptom-free days, then relapse.
  — Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 27 May 2020
• Williams relapsed, failed a drug test, and served 30 months in federal prison.
  — Taylor Sisk, CBS News, 28 June 2023
• For the first time in some people’s lives, the cycle of jail to probation to relapse and back was coming to a close.
  — Beth MacY, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
• The other eight did not show an immune response and six had relapsed by 18 months.
  — Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 16 Apr. 2023
• Later that year, Ross relapsed and died of an overdose.
  — Susan McFarland, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
• Like an addict kicking a habit, relapsing isn’t the move.
  — cleveland, 27 Nov. 2019
• So Jules goes off to the city without Rue, and Rue walks back home in tears, and then relapses upon her arrival.
  — Constance Grady, Vox, 11 Aug. 2019
• Thoughts or feelings that give your patients the urge to relapse should be identified.
  — Adnan Asar, Forbes, 13 May 2021
• The movies tell us that alcoholics relapse in moments of tremendous anguish — a divorce, say, or the death of a child.
  — Makana Eyre, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023
• Studies find that 85% of people relapse within a year of treatment.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 25 July 2023
• After six games of progress, the Broncos’ run defense relapsed on Sunday.
  — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2019
• The difference this time if Gordon relapses is that Gronk isn’t around to bail out the Patriots.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2019
• Paul tells Clark rather than his own sponsor; Clark argues that Paul was just looking for an excuse to relapse.
  — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 May 2021
• The women taught one another how to identify and avoid things that may trigger them to relapse.
  — Hannah Phillips, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Mar. 2021
• Was this a one-time growth spurt, something that will continue, or just a one-off oddity that will relapse?
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Sep. 2019
• Get them away from their old neighborhoods and their old suppliers, and also the settings, the social cues that led them to relapse.
  — Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 30 Mar. 2023
• About 4% of daily vapers who reported quitting after one year relapsed by the next year, compared to about 3% of non-vapers.
  — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 24 July 2019
• Ahead of what would be the band's final concert in Chicago, Billy and Daisy had both relapsed heavily.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023
• Rumer and Moore's relationship struggled at times, most notably when Moore and Kutcher split and the Ghost star relapsed.
  — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2023
• Kleber said up to 90% of them relapsed shortly after their release.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 1 Oct. 2019
• Stress, anxiety and fear caused many in recovery to relapse.
  — Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 12 May 2022
• Without that help, many people relapse into risky drug use.
  — Tony Leys, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2022
• In early November, Ryan relapsed and moved out of the facility to live with a friend, according to Lim and her claim.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
• Meyer began to clean up for the sake of appearances but relapsed within three months of beginning the program.
  — Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2020
• But the father of two relapsed and suffered a fatal overdose in February 2013.
  — NBC News, 7 June 2018

Last Updated: 3 May 2024