How to Use gout in a Sentence

gout

noun
  • The word for gout in Afrikaans is jig.
    — Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
  • When gout symptoms like pain are present, it is known as a gout attack or flare.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 3 June 2024
  • To rule out gout, your doctor can perform a joint fluid test.
    — Sara Gaynes Lev, SELF, 30 July 2021
  • Warding off the joint pain of gout may be as easy as eating right, a new study suggests.
    — Healthday, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2017
  • In the last 15 years of his life, his gout attacks became longer and fiercer.
    — Philly.com, 8 Oct. 2017
  • The most common affected joint is the big toe, and gout is seen more often in men.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2021
  • This Series should play on a field of gout-wort, grommel and knotgrass.
    — John Hyduk, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2016
  • Nexletol increases uric acid in the blood, which can cause gout and gallstones.
    — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2023
  • In this case, the dinosaur likely didn’t die of gout but died with it, which isn’t a deadly disease.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
  • One new study found that heart attack survivors benefited from a medicine long used to treat gout.
    — Marilyn Marchione, chicagotribune.com, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Betty had not been diagnosed with gout, and none of her doctors had prescribed her colchicine.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The drug colchicine has been used for more than 2,000 years to treat the fiery joint-pain ailment called gout.
    — Ron Winslow, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The rampant bird flu's effect on egg prices, her own gout struggle and microplastics.
    — Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Liver is high in purines, which, for some people, worsen symptoms of gout or high uric acid levels.
    — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Peas are a source of purines, which can increase the amount of uric acid in your blood and potentially lead to a gout flare-up.
    — Emily Abbate, GQ, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Bathing in, and drinking, the sulfurous waters of the hot springs, was held to be a cure for everything from nerves to gout.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 18 July 2017
  • Lithium, once a treatment for gout, is now widely used to treat manic episodes in bipolar patients.
    — Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2012
  • Jan Steyn considers the literary lessons of gout.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Jan Steyn considers the literary lessons of gout.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Even one sugary drink a day increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and gout.
    — Brian Castrucci, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Your aunt is in town from Idaho and your mom was supposed to give her a ride back to the airport, but her gout is acting up.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Some old men, who know things like tides and the habits of fish, told me not to fret, that there was too much water out there to be killed by even such a gout of oil.
    — Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • Some old men, who know things like tides and the habits of fish, told me not to fret, that there was too much water out there to be killed by even such a gout of oil.
    — Southern Living, 9 July 2012
  • Vargas, 69, who had no major health problems except gout and cataracts, had died on his tractor.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2023
  • What happened next was a shock—a bright gout of yellow flame soaring into the air before the director cut away.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Febles, who joined the coaching staff last season, has been dealing with bone spurs since his playing career, then came down with a case of gout.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2019
  • Her medical records did not show she was diagnosed with gout or HLH.
    — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • One of the drugs, colchicine, is a cheap and common anti-inflammatory treatment for gout.
    — J.d. Morris, SFChronicle.com, 23 Apr. 2020
  • Tart cherry juice has been shown to reduce the risk of gout, a type of arthritis caused by uric acid crystals in the joint, by about 35%.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The person told police Bowman was researching colchicine, a drug used to treat gout, the complaint said.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023

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