How to Use cure in a Sentence

cure

1 of 2 noun
  • This is a problem that has no easy cure.
  • The doctors were unable to effect a cure because the disease had spread too far.
  • First, there is no cure for measles.
    — Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
  • What’s your go-to jet lag cure?
    — Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
  • What is your go-to jet lag cure?
    — Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
  • So far, a cure has not been found.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The cure for high prices is high prices!
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • But that is still a patch, not a cure.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026
  • Once that’s achieved, cure again; then seal with the top coat.
    — Laura Solla, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2025
  • So a book is like the perfect cure.
    — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The cures have outpaced the harms.
    — Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
  • For a while, smuggling was the cure.
    — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Cook provides a cure for that and much more.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Is there a cure for hantavirus?
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • Is there a cure for hantavirus?
    — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
  • So how’s that cure coming along?
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • So how’s that cure coming along?
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
  • But even Frye says the drug is far from a cure.
    — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
  • For now, there is no cure for MS.
    — Michelle Maves, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Because that’s how cures come about.
    — Sally C. Pipes, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
  • As of now, there is no known treatment or cure.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
  • There is no cure, though some patients can live decades.
    — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But the best cure for self-doubt is doing the hard work.
    — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 27 May 2026
  • Don’t pretend the cure for coarse speech is a swear jar.
    — Eric Preven, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • At the end of the day, many diseases do not have a cure.
    — Benjamin P. Brown, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
  • There is no cure, though some patients can live for decades.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The cure for envy is to try to see what’s in front of us.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • There is no cure for the Nipah virus.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Which means progress awaits no matter the cures (or not) that emerge.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • The law is not always the cure for silence.
    — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

cure

2 of 2 verb
  • My wife cured me of most of my bad habits.
  • The infection can be cured with antibiotics.
  • She was cured of any illusions she had about college after her first semester.
  • High prices will cure high prices.
    — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • There is no medicine to cure the virus.
    — Annette Regan, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Yolks can be cured 1 month ahead.
    — Christopher Kostow, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
  • If that's the case, though, the food will cure what ails you.
    — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
  • That could go a long way in curing this.
    — NBC news, 10 May 2026
  • The nails are then fully cured.
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 15 Jan. 2026
  • His doctor said last month he was cured.
    — Pat Graham, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • That’s why curing olives is key.
    — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 June 2026
  • Think cured egg yolks are just for restaurant kitchens?
    — Christopher Kostow, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Once cured, store the potatoes in a cool, dark place.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 13 Apr. 2026
  • For us, solving a small pain builds trust to cure it all.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Snip them off the now dead stems and set them in a warm, dry place to cure.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
  • My novel Thrust cured me of that.
    — Longreads, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Once a plant is infected, there’s no way to cure root rot.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
  • Pair with sour cream and salsa to cure game-day snack attacks.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Fresh local produce and cured meats top a charred, airy crust.
    — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Finally, the frames are cured in a high-heat oven.
    — Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Did a dessert cure my postpartum loss?
    — Aisha Muharrar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The nails are made from real gel and require no time to dry or cure.
    — Nykia Spradley, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Winning with some self-awareness cures even more.
    — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • Deli meats are cured with salt to preserve them and extend their shelf life.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 14 May 2026
  • Let the segment dry out for two to four days until the cut end has cured.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
  • How long the garlic will last on your counter depends on whether it has been cured.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Since both are cured, the interior of the meat is pink.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Mar. 2026
  • In the end of the ethanol episode, Morgan showed up with some beers and that cured them!
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Cover the fresh concrete with plastic to help cure it.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
  • But job cuts also won’t cure what ails the global bank by themselves.
    — WSJ, 20 Nov. 2023

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