How to Use acupuncture in a Sentence

acupuncture

noun
  • Which acupuncture pen for foot pain is best?
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
  • What’s the best acupuncture pen to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • What’s the best acupuncture pen for foot pain to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
  • For those who haven't tried it, the thought of acupuncture can be daunting.
    — Jackie Martin, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 July 2022
  • Want to see a world-class play and then get acupuncture or a massage at the same place?
    — Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Was doing all the warming foods and acupuncture twice a week.
    — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Twice-a-month acupuncture for her and her father also helped.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
  • There are two schools of thought about veterinary acupuncture.
    — Joe Smith, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
  • How does your veterinary medicine group use acupuncture?
    — Joe Smith, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Other kinds of acupuncture pens exist, too.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • One of the turkeys gets acupuncture for painful hips and trouble walking.
    — Kristin M. Hall, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
  • One of the turkeys gets acupuncture for painful hips and trouble walking.
    — Kristin M. Hall The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
  • An acupuncture therapist treats her back pain, which can be a post-covid symptom.
    — Amy Goldstein, Dan Keating, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Like the head massager, this design is based upon acupuncture points.
    — Popular Science, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Among the thousand and one wellness treatments out there, acupuncture has stood the test of time.
    — Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 16 July 2025
  • His mother found him, crumpled on the floor of his acupuncture studio, in a pool of blood.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
  • One lazy afternoon a few years ago, a woman my age was giving me acupuncture.
    — Minae Mizumura, The New York Review of Books, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Others swear by acupuncture that focusses on the nerves of the outer ear.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Laser acupuncture pens tend to be the most expensive, at $100 or more.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • And massage and acupuncture are no longer reimbursable under no-fault at all.
    — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2017
  • The acupuncture sessions turned out to be just what Bassoon needed.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Kirkwood says this is like applying acupuncture to the human body.
    — Erica Gies, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2018
  • But with laser treatment and acupuncture, Takaha now clocks him at 10 mph.
    — Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Regular acupuncture, at least one weekly dance class, and dinners with friends are all part of her self-care.
    — Jenna Sauers, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Nov. 2019
  • In this world, every heartbreak stings like a million acupuncture needles.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Nassar treated the injury with acupuncture to not just the shoulder but his pubic area as well.
    — Jennifer Summer, Houston Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2018
  • During the acupuncture treatment, fine needles are placed on prescribed points.
    — USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
  • With acupuncture and time, her mom is now painting, holding her own utensils, and speaking (and singing) once again.
    — Kells McPhillips, Fortune, 19 July 2022
  • The left-hander was in the trainer’s room when the game ended, getting an acupuncture treatment.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2022
  • Take a ride on the railroad—to an acupuncture appointment that costs $150.
    — Annie Daly, Allure, 9 July 2024

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