How to Use analgesic in a Sentence

analgesic

1 of 2 noun
  • For many, however, the ocean provides that same analgesic effect.
    — Judy Walker, NOLA.com, 28 June 2017
  • Turmeric may have effects similar to those of analgesics, medicines used to relieve pain.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The drug breaks ground as the first and only in a category of non-opioid analgesics to treat fibromyalgia.
    — New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Here's what to know about the medication, a powerful painkiller that belongs to a group of medicines called opioid analgesics.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Perhaps some cheap wine and an overpriced cupcake would have been a better analgesic for my particular troubles.
    — Sara Novic, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2016
  • Put pressure on the area to slow the bleeding if there is any, clean the wound with soap and water, apply a bandage, and take an analgesic to help with pain if needed.
    — Jessica Cruel, SELF, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Social connection Pain research confirms that love is analgesic.
    — Beth Darnall, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2017
  • The drug, a powerful opioid analgesic, is the primary reason that drug overdose deaths have nearly doubled in the past three years.
    — cleveland.com, 24 May 2017
  • He was driven by the ambition to design the most potent narcotic analgesic possible.
    — Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • People have sought relief from pain for millennia, trying solutions from gnawing on willow bark to smoking poppy seeds. Opioids, which were first derived from poppies by ancient civilizations and now can be made synthetically, are among the most potent analgesics.
    — Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Its pill, called Tonyma, is a nonopioid analgesic designed to be absorbed into the bloodstream quickly.
    — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The most potent analgesic drugs in common use are opioids, which carry a risk of addiction and also can produce other severe side effects.
    — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 May 2017
  • Not only that, but CBD may have analgesic (pain-relieving) properties.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2023
  • In legitimate medical settings, fentanyl is a legal analgesic used for pain relief.
    — NBC News, 7 Aug. 2021
  • For teams straining under e-mail’s shortcomings, Slack arrived like a digital analgesic, curing multiple pain points all at once.
    — Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Other scholars believe that happy episodic memories function as a kind of emotional analgesic when the present is difficult.
    — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Though its biomedical potential is still untapped, the chemical has shown great promise as an analgesic in animal trials.
    — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2022
  • These alkaloids interact with mu-opioid receptors in the brain to produce analgesic, or pain-relieving, effects.
    — Dallas News, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Busse hopes the paper can help clear up some of the confusion surrounding the use of medical marijuana as an analgesic, but even his guidelines contain ample gray area.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Some people take tramadol, a narcotic analgesic, or Vicodin, which is a combination of acetaminophen and hydrocodone.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The sedative is also an analgesic and muscle relaxant, and can cause devastating skin wounds that, if left untreated, can lead to amputation.
    — Trisha Thadani, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Other researchers have pointed out that profanity might be distracting, thereby taking one's mind off the pain rather than serving as an actual analgesic.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 June 2020
  • Butorphanol, an opioid analgesic, and melengesterol acetate, a synthetic hormone not approved for use in poultry, were also found.
    — Deena Shanker, Bloomberg.com, 22 June 2017
  • The medication includes a local anesthetic that is usually combined with an opioid analgesic.
    — Kristi Pahr, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
  • But perhaps the President has also been reading about the analgesic benefits of profanity.
    — Alan Burdick, The New Yorker, 13 May 2017
  • Oral Gels Over-the-counter oral gels serve as topical analgesics that can temporarily numb the area, offering relief from persistent wisdom tooth pain.
    — Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Partly due to this belief, tramadol use has skyrocketed in recent years, while evidence is growing about the drug’s addiction risk and its effectiveness as an analgesic.
    — New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2025
  • For all the volunteers know, the trim, soft-spoken neuroscientist is hard at work concocting analgesic skin creams and methods for enhancing athletic performance.
    — Steve Silberman, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2009
  • But just as subjection is complicated here, any facile notion of female agency, that appealing analgesic applied in college women’s studies classes, is also exploded in these pages.
    — Nina Renata Aron, New Republic, 15 June 2017
  • Across all participants, 81% reduced their use of oral analgesics, and the suppository was well-tolerated, with most participants willing to use it again.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

analgesic

2 of 2 adjective
  • Like cough drops, throat spray can provide quick relief for sore throats and comes in stronger, analgesic versions.
    — Jenna Anderson, Health, 26 June 2025
  • The compounds in kratom show promise for their analgesic properties.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • Nettle is said to have an analgesic effect, which is said to help with joint diseases such as rheumatism or osteoarthritis.
    — Katharina Walser, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Red vein kratom strains are known for their long-lasting effects and powerful analgesic qualities.
    — Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The researchers implanted the device around rats’ sciatic nerve to test its analgesic potential.
    — Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 1 July 2022
  • In other studies, Ibrahim has looked at the front end of the inhibitory pathway—the cells in the eye that react to green light and get the analgesic process rolling.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 27 Oct. 2022
  • He was driven by the ambition to design the most potent narcotic analgesic possible.
    — Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The term is an adjective that has also become a noun, describing one of the most common analgesic procedures available in modern medicine.
    — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
  • An analgesic medication that works in the brain to reduce mild to moderate pain by increasing the body’s pain threshold and changing the way the body senses pain.
    — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The standalone analgesic effect that mindfulness produces could be leveraged to help people living with painful conditions.
    — New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2024
  • In many cases, opioids and conventional analgesic drugs are the only available drug therapy options.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 16 July 2022
  • These products possess analgesic properties that can help alleviate mild to moderate pain symptoms.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Epibatidine intrigued researchers for decades and was once highly sought after as a potential analgesic many times more powerful than morphine.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
  • For extra strength, search for analgesic throat lozenges, which contain additional pain-fighting ingredients like menthol or benzocaine.
    — Jenna Anderson, Health, 26 June 2025
  • Moreover, research suggests that delta 8 THC may have analgesic properties that could help alleviate pain.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The powerful alkaloid content of red vein kratom is well known for analgesic effects, and the potent dosage per capsule (550mg) contributes to a greater overall impact.
    — Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Some studies suggest that this cannabinoid possesses analgesic properties that can help manage discomfort caused by various conditions.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2023
  • Women are more likely to be offered minor tranquilizers and antidepressants than analgesic pain medication.
    — Elinor Cleghorn, Time, 17 June 2021
  • The analgesic drugs that are typically prescribed for short-term pain—such as following an injury or surgery—work by either reducing the inflammation that causes pain or changing how the brain perceives pain.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Some research suggests that CBD may also influence how our brain perceives pain signals, further contributing to its analgesic effects.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The eagle is also getting anti-inflammatory and analgesic medications because birds that fly into fences often get concussions.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • From analgesic properties to neuroprotective effects, this natural compound holds promise for patients seeking relief from a range of conditions.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2023
  • There's an urban myth about a pharmaceutical company that advertised an analgesic pill with three non-verbal images for international consumption.
    — John Malathronas, CNN, 21 Apr. 2021
  • One of the primary appeals of medical marijuana is its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
  • Anti-inflammatories, analgesic medications and various joint supplements helped to ease Ambika’s pain and slowed the progression of the disease.
    — Beth Py-Lieberman, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2020
  • Simultaneously, there is another physiological reaction called an analgesic response, which makes the body more impervious to pain.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Kratom leaves contain several compounds, including mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine, which interact with opioid receptors in the brain and spinal cord to produce analgesic effects.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Some studies suggest lemongrass has anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and analgesic (pain-relieving) properties.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Also consider topical anesthetics and analgesic patches, or mild transcutaneous neurostimulation such as the TENS device, which applies a low-voltage current to the skin.
    — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Red-veined kratom contains higher levels of the alkaloid 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-HMG), which is associated with analgesic and sedative effects.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022

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