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How to use cure in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Cure means a method, device or medication that restores good health. Example: “Unaided nature cured him.”

Examples of cure by meaning

nounA method, device or medication that restores good health.

  • And the queerer the cure for those ailings the bigger the attraction.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter V, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC

nounCured fish.

  • "The Lunenburg cure," heavily salted on the schooners and then dried on flakes along the rocky sheltered coastline, was traded in the Caribbean.1997, Mark Kurlansky, Cod, page 128

verbTo restore to health.

  • Unaided nature cured him.

verbTo bring (a disease or its bad effects) to an end.

  • Unaided nature cured his ailments.
  • From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76

verbTo cause to be rid of (a defect).

  • Experience will cure him of his naïveté.

verbTo prepare or alter, especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.

  • The smoke and heat cures the meat.
  • Spanish ham is air-cured.

verbTo undergo a chemical or physical process for preservation or use.

  • The meat was put in the smokehouse to cure.

verbTo solidify or gel.

  • The parts were curing in the autoclave.

More sentences with cure

  • A legislative remedy might be some harsh medicine; is that cure worse than the ill?From the entry medicine
  • You may cure this default by paying the full amount within a week.From the entry default
  • A treatment or cure is applied after a medical problem has already started.From the entry treatment
  • Don't stand around in there breathing the fumes while the adhesive cures.From the entry fume
  • Although there is no cure for the disease yet, the research results are encouraging.From the entry encouraging
  • Don't worry about the hospital visit: you'll be cured in less than no time.From the entry less than no time
  • He cast a spell to cure warts.From the entry spell
  • Step right up! Step right up! Our panacean patent medicine miracle cure-all will cure what ails ya! Cash only! No refunds.From the entry cure-all
  • Conventional wisdom once had it that bloodletting cures many diseases.From the entry had it
  • The tendency of the nervous horse to loll his tongue can often be cured by the use of the "tongue-lolling bit."From the entry tongue-lolling bit
  • I took in the sickly cat and cured him up.From the entry cure up
  • Leaves harvested late will cure up green.From the entry cure up
  • Try this infallible cure for hiccups.From the entry infallible
  • The local people here believe that kola nut tea -- or as they call it, bissy tea -- is a cure for all ailments.From the entry kola nut
  • Scenes of utter destruction and inconsolability remind us why war is a bad solution to life's problems. In many cases the (alleged) cure is worse than the disease.From the entry inconsolability
  • Gods, I would love a DLC where we get to find a cure for Spawnstarion.2023 December 15, GW_Alithea, Reddit. From the entry Spawnstarion
  • There's a cure for what ails him after all, she mused before continuing.2022 October 4, HarryBlank, “Drilling Down”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2024. From the entry moon eyes
  • Invariably she was cured in his presence, but in his absence her symptoms returned.2019 [1999], Caroline Fraser, God's Perfect Child: Living and Dying in the Christian Science Church, Twentieth Anniversary Edition…. From the entry absent treatment
  • “An ounce of prevention is better than an ounce of cure.”2017 March 1, Stephen Adams, “Central Texas doctor conducts life-saving flu vaccine research”, in KCEN-TV. From the entry an ounce of prevention is better than an ounce of cure
  • The belief that a cure for cancer is being withheld by vested interests is a long-standing one.2016 January 26, David Robert Grimes, “On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs”, in PLOS One, volume 11, number 1, archived from the…. From the entry deus ex machina
  • "I believe that we need a moon shot in this country to cure cancer," he said.2016 October 10, “Editorial October 11 2016”, in Illawarra Mercury, Wollongong, N.S.W., archived from the original on 13 Dec 2016. From the entry moon shot
  • The test piece was mounted on the UV curing station and photopolymerized for 10 minutes.2015 August 18, Jin-Young Park et al., “Comparison of prosthetic models produced by traditional and additive manufacturing methods”, in…. From the entry photopolymerize
  • "But an ounce of prevention is better than an ounce of cure."2015 July 2, Tim Binsted, “Australians don't trust government or telcos to protect their data: survey”, in Sydney Morning Herald. From the entry an ounce of prevention is better than an ounce of cure
  • If spreadsheets give you a headache, try Numbers anyway, because it may cure that headache forever.2012, Jesse Feiler, iWork For Dummies, page 252. From the entry spreadsheety
  • Can someone be cured of samhainophobia, or any of the related phobias mentioned above?2012 October 28, David DiSalvo, “Are You or Someone You Know Samhainophobic?”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2014. From the entry samhainophobia
  • Another approach more familiar to Lorna is phobia cure, used for people with belonephobia.2010, Lorna Foyle, Janis Hostad, “Finding human masterpieces: progressing cancer and palliative care education through neuro-linguistic…. From the entry belonephobia
  • Each course is tamped down, or "cobbed," to impart strength and to aid in curing.2009, Marian Keeler, Bill Burke, Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building, →ISBN, page 304. From the entry cob
  • A sheep that's been hanging on deck, curing in the seaspray, is roasted over an open fire.2009 April 4, Sam Wollaston, “Sam Wollaston on last night's TV: Top Dogs (BBC2)”, in The Guardian. From the entry seaspray
  • Boccalone, a company in Oakland, Calif., that makes artisanal cured meat, has started producing nduja.2009 May 20, Florence Fabricant, “Spreading the Word About Nduja”, in New York Times. From the entry nduja
  • It turned out that the only sure-fire permanent cure for orpeko was Christian baptism.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 965. From the entry orpeko

Meaning of cure

  1. noun A method, device or medication that restores good health.
  2. noun An act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health after a disease, or to soundness after injury.
  3. noun A solution to a problem.

Full definition of cure

Questions about cure in a sentence

How do you use cure in a sentence?
Cure is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Unaided nature cured him.”
What is a short sentence with cure?
“Spanish ham is air-cured.”
What does cure mean?
Cure means a method, device or medication that restores good health.

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