How to Use antifungal in a Sentence

antifungal

adjective
  • After my heels and cuticles were polished and pushed back, there was a cream, a balm and an antifungal tea tree nail oil.
    — Marisa Meltzer, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2017
  • For many cases of dandruff, this antifungal shampoo will be enough of a treatment.
    — Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
  • There are only three classes of antifungal drugs — azoles, polyenes, and echinocandins.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 22 July 2021
  • Zinc pyrithione is an antibacterial and antifungal agent that treats flakes and itchy scalp.
    — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 2 Nov. 2020
  • That’s why an antifungal cream for athlete’s foot sometimes can help this condition.
    — Joe Graedon, M.s., and Teresa Graedon, Houston Chronicle, 13 May 2018
  • There are only four classes of antifungal medicines available.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
  • This can easily be treated by your doctor with antifungal medicines.
    — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Some antifungal medications can slow down the removal of buspirone from the body.
    — Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Oh, and the player donating the most money would receive a year’s supply of an antifungal cream.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2020
  • Rapamycin, an antifungal first approved to prevent organ rejection, has stretched the lives of mice by more than a third.
    — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021
  • And the cork lid has antifungal properties, doesn’t absorb moisture, and repels fruit flies.
    — Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2023
  • In addition to physical therapy, he was given an antifungal drug to take for the next year.
    — Fox News, 24 Sep. 2019
  • This comb is cut from neem wood, which is an ancient wood known for its antibacterial and antifungal properties.
    — Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Best antifungal soap Fungal infections are common and can range from mild to severe.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • The doctor prescribed a thick antifungal cream and a chemical shampoo.
    — Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • Right now, there are just four classes of antifungal treatments available–and few are in the development pipeline.
    — David Angulo, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2023
  • As is the case with antibiotics, there is a growing worldwide resistance to antifungal drugs that poses a risk to human health.
    — Paul McClure 14, New Atlas, 14 June 2025
  • In tests, the scientists found that their antifungal chemicals killed off the fungus and eased up on fungal eye infections in lab mice.
    — Robert McMillan, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2013
  • Plants love to soak up calcium as much as our bones do, and milk’s antifungal properties are thought to mitigate mildew in your outdoor garden too.
    — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The Odor-Eaters products subject to recall are used as antifungal and foot odor-reducing agents.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 19 Nov. 2021
  • No vaccine currently exists, and the antifungal treatment is a Band-Aid, not a cure.
    — Zoya Teirstein, Wired, 25 Sep. 2021
  • The antifungal drug used for treatment, amphotericin B, has run in short supply in India.
    — Washington Post, 22 June 2021
  • So the fungus becomes resistant to the fungicide and, at the same time, our medical azoles [a class of antifungal drugs] do not work as well anymore.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Castor oil also can be used as an antibacterial and antifungal treatment to combat yeast overgrowth and buildup on the scalp.
    — Elizabeth Kiefer, Washington Post, 8 July 2019
  • Topical antifungal creams that contain clotrimazole or terbinafine can also work well.
    — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
  • An antifungal medication may be necessary for you and the baby. Clean and sterilize all pacifiers, bottles, toys, and breast pump parts that come in contact with your breasts or the baby's mouth.
    — Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • The third test would be to see if the claim by Baffert that the betamethasone came from an antifungal ointment, and not an injection, could be argued.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 2 June 2021
  • In the meantime, Azar started the man on an antifungal medication, itraconazole, that worked against both types of yeast.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Despite Brexafemme being the first of its kind antifungal drug, it will likely be viewed by payers in most instances as a second- or even third-line option.
    — Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 7 June 2021
  • Marigolds have been used in cooking, dyes in fabrics, teas, skin creams, medicine, and have antibacterial and antifungal properties.
    — Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025

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