How to use ointment in a sentence

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• Semiocclusive ointments are used to enhance the healing of wounds and reduce scarring.From the entry semiocclusive
• The nurse will dab some ointment on that gash.From the entry dab
• They put ointment and a bandage on the sore.From the entry sore
• Spray some ointment on that scratch.From the entry spray
• Antiinflammatory corticosteroid creams and ointments are prescribed for inflamed or lichenified areas.2013, Susan Rowen James, Kristine Ann Nelson, Jean Weiler Ashwill, “The Child with Major Alterations in Tissue Integrity”, in Nursing Care…. From the entry flare
• The worst I got was the crabs and I got rid of those with blue ointment.1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 115. From the entry blue ointment
• Our gods are the unaccountable, uncontainable facts, the flies in the ointment.1973, David Wevill, “Where the Arrow Falls”, in Other Names for the Heart: New and Selected Poems 1964–1984, Toronto, Ont.: Exile…. From the entry fly in the ointment
• Lard mixed with crushed and strained garlic has been used as an erotic ointment.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 135. From the entry lard
• You have to rub the body with just one pindrop of this ointment.1948, Mehta Hansa, “The Story of the Brahmin”, in The Adventures Of King Vikrama, page 53. From the entry pin-drop
• Witches always anointed themselves with ointments before departing up the chimney to their Sabbaths.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 112. From the entry sabbath
• One such ointment was composed of Aconite, Belladonna, Water Parsley, Cinquefoil and Babies' Fat.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 112. From the entry sabbath
• In this article we called attention to the fact that blue ointment was more volatile than calomel.1919, Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 73. From the entry blue ointment
• Pastes which are ointments but contain far more powder, are sometimes superior.1918, The Ophthalmic Yearbook, volume 14, page 167. From the entry heatingly
• An ointment base said to be a mixture of soap, carnauba wax, and doegling oil.1904, George M. Gould, “Myronin”, in A Dictionary of New Medical Terms, Philadelphia, P.A.: P. Blakiston, page 374. From the entry doegling
• He mentions them as a component of an ointment to be applied to sheep suffering from skin diseases.2006, Janet Lembke, From Grass to Gardens: How to Reap Bounty from a Small Yard, page 189. From the entry hellebore
• There he stood, sky-clad, smearing witch's ointment all over.1989, Ken Radford, Fire Burn, page 135. From the entry skyclad
• The Keyes or the Guyon instillator may be employed for fluids; only the former can be used with ointments .1910, Edward Loughborough Keyes, Diseases of the genito-urinary organs, page 196. From the entry instillator
• Take, for example, the famous vulnerary ointment attributed to Paracelsus.1902, William James, “Lecture XX: Conclusions”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.…. From the entry vulnerary
• “Now are you going to put this ointment on my back or not?” Conrad's lip curled upward; he had the very devil in his eyes.2014, Heather Huffman, Devil in Disguise. From the entry devil in one's eyes
• For those who treat language as a generative system for objectively describing the world, deixis is a big black fly in the ointment.2006, Stephen C. Levinson, “Dexis”, in Laurence R. Horn, Gregory Ward, editors, The Handbook of Pragmatics, Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, page 97. From the entry deixis
• One popular ointment for use 'in the early stage of the disease' was the 'saracenic ointment' which was rubbed into the skin.2005, Bernard Hamilton, The Leper King and His Heirs, page 255. From the entry saracenic ointment
• Among the Arabs, an ointment, unidentified in composition, but called the Balm of Judea or of Mecca, was used as an aphrodisiac.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 167. From the entry balm of Judea
• Stonehenge recommends an ointment made of 2 oz. finely powdered stave-acre to lb. lard; it should be well rubbed in several times a day.1920, John Boyd Cramsie, Management and Diseases of Sheep in Australia, page 10. From the entry stave-acre
• For a few moments to think of the country as the place of sacred ointments and special spoons, grand cathedrals and epically wealthy, exquisitely dressed people.2023 May 8, Nesrine Malik, “The coronation pulled a screen across a desperate, failing nation – just as intended”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry loaded
• Methods including oral administration or intramuscular injection of analgesic drugs, local application of nitroglycerin ointment, and injection of kreotoxin have been commonly used to alleviate postoperative pain.2016 March, Feng Xiang, Jing-Juan Feng, “Postoperative analgesic effect of methylene blue compound in anal diseases”, in International…. From the entry kreotoxin
• The 'loveable' new king Baldwin IV excelled at his studies with William, but he had to endure a variety of treatments—blood-lettings, oil-rubs in 'saracenic ointment' and enemas.2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 290. From the entry saracenic ointment
• The flies in the ointment are that Harry is a commitment-phobe, and the young doctor, Julian (Keanu Reeves), who is half Erica's age, is smitten with her.2007, Mary G. Hurd, “The Mainstream”, in Women Directors and Their Films, Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers, Greenwood Publishing Group…. From the entry fly in the ointment
• My own name, Veronica — an ugly enough thing I had always thought, it sounded like either the ointment or the disease — was one her great favourites.2007, Anne Enright, The Gathering, Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 128. From the entry veronica
• The ointment comprises “olive oil lees mixed with silver slag, sulphur, pitch from Mount Ida, wax rich in oil, sea-squill, as well, and strong hellebore and black bitumen.”2006, Janet Lembke, From Grass to Gardens: How to Reap Bounty from a Small Yard, page 189. From the entry hellebore
• In the desperate search for amatory satisfactions, the most monstrous ingredients have throughout the ages, been sought and compounded into electuaries and pastilles, philtres and ointments.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 14. From the entry amatory

Meaning of ointment

1. noun A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
2. noun A substance used to anoint, as in religious rituals.

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How do you use ointment in a sentence?

Ointment is used as a noun. For example: “The doctor prescribed an antibiotic ointment for the wound.”

What is a short sentence with ointment?

“Spray some ointment on that scratch.”

What does ointment mean?

Ointment means a viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.