How to Use blood pressure in a Sentence

blood pressure

noun
  • The doctor says he has high blood pressure.
  • These drugs help lower blood pressure.
  • She has a blood pressure of 120.
  • Why is your blood pressure high?
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Your blood pressure would go up.
    — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 14 June 2026
  • My blood pressure would be off the charts.
    — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
  • The male nurse would take her blood pressure.
    — Laura Vazquez, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Sex can briefly raise heart rate and blood pressure.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Still weak, blood pressure low.
    — Bruce Headlam, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • This helps keep your blood pressure in a healthy range.
    — Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Stress can raise blood pressure and put your heart health at risk.
    — Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 11 June 2026
  • But do these tiny seeds do anything for blood pressure?
    — Kristen Fischer, Health, 20 Jan. 2026
  • This is triggered by a drop in blood pressure.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Our cholesterol and blood pressure go up.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Too much sodium can raise blood pressure.
    — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Too much sodium can raise blood pressure.
    — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Their blood pressure during the day didn’t change.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Keep your blood pressure cuff level with your heart, about mid-chest.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This can help lower blood pressure.
    — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 23 Feb. 2026
  • This can help lower blood pressure.
    — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 4 June 2026
  • For most people, that’s cause to start on medicines meant to drive down blood pressure.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Not everybody needs to run out and buy a blood pressure cuff.
    — Mara Gordon, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Her blood pressure kept rising.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 June 2026
  • Her blood pressure might decrease.
    — Hazlitt, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Their blood pressure and heart rate seem to settle out pretty quick.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
  • People search for things like a healthy cookbook or a blood pressure cuff.
    — Tharin Pillay, Time, 28 May 2026
  • Tomato soup can be high in sodium, which can raise blood pressure.
    — Md Published, Verywell Health, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Spiking your blood pressure and fearing for your life aren’t your idea of fun?
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Your home blood pressure readings rise above your target range.
    — Brandi Jones, Health, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Rough, then insistent, like the cinch of a blood pressure cuff.
    — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026

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