How to Use chronic in a Sentence

chronic

adjective
  • Don't bother seeing that film—it's chronic.
  • He suffers from chronic arthritis.
  • Inflation has become a chronic condition in the economy.
  • Yes, too much chronic stress is bad for you.
    — Dr. Deepika Chopra, Flow Space, 16 June 2026
  • So, two decades on, why this chronic state of risk in health care?
    — Kathleen Sutcliffe, Time, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Or that his chronic asthma had caused his death.
    — David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The study discussed how stress can play a role in chronic hives.
    — Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health, 29 June 2023
  • Health experts say this is true for chronic and binge drinkers.
    — Dallas News, 10 Apr. 2020
  • But chronic knee pain can sideline you for longer than you’d like.
    — Danielle Zickl, Outside, 8 Mar. 2026
  • This can happen with chronic pain, right?
    — Margaret Cirino, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
  • This has led to chronic emptiness.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Dealing with chronic hives isn’t easy.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Group 4 arises from chronic blood clots in the lungs.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 June 2026
  • The new rules for chronic pain do not set limits on what can be dispensed.
    — Jackie Borchardt, cleveland.com, 2 May 2018
  • No serum can fully outdo poor sleep or chronic stress.
    — Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • One is now chronic, the teen said, and will never fully heal.
    — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Yeah, which is not the most useful thing with chronic illness.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 28 Nov. 2022
  • But that price tag could be worth avoiding chronic pain for some women.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • With chronic stress, your gut nerves can get stuck in a sensitized state.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Many have dealt with asthma and may face chronic health problems.
    — Jill Johnston, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Money, and his chronic lack of it, would worry him for the rest of his life.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
  • With rates of chronic illness on the rise, this couldn’t be farther from the truth.
    — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • Living with chronic urticaria is no easy feat.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
  • There are many reasons for poor health, some of which overlap with or cause chronic stress.
    — Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 11 June 2026
  • But chronic pain is a ruthless teacher.
    — Erica Chidi, SELF, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The sum total of the impact of chronic stress can add up to a shorter life.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2022
  • How to describe the ways chronic pain has forced her to modify her life?
    — Akilah Johnson, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2020
  • So roughly one in four of our customers have a chronic illness of some sort.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • None is meant to address the needs of chronic pain patients or those with cancer.
    — Julie Appleby, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2018
  • None is meant to address the needs of chronic pain patients or those with cancer.
    — Julie Appleby, Washington Post, 22 June 2018

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