How to Use laxity in a Sentence

laxity

noun
  • The main goal of a facelift is to fix laxity in the lower face and neck.
    — Julie Ricevuto, Allure, 5 Nov. 2020
  • The laxity in his ankle is already there, so this is not a new tear.
    — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Jan. 2018
  • But the laxity and wit in much of this music masks a melancholy.
    — Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017
  • Some were distressed at any sign of laxity about virus safety, game day or not.
    — New York Times, 25 Oct. 2020
  • That laxity can cause joint dysfunction where the pelvis and spine meet.
    — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 20 May 2021
  • In some ways, this shift felt entirely predictable, as if a rubber band stretched tight had snapped back to laxity.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Though a small sample size, the researchers didn’t find differences in swelling, strength, or joint laxity.
    — Brittany Edelmann, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The preservation laxities were dictated by what seemed at the time to be common sense.
    — New York Times, 11 June 2019
  • Sagging skin, or skin laxity, can also happen.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Apr. 2026
  • And for older patients with more pronounced laxity, neck and face-lifts remain the gold standard.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2022
  • People with pronounced laxity tend to require skin removal, which can only be done by cutting around the ears.
    — Jolene Edgar, Allure, 1 May 2024
  • My jawline area appeared slightly sharper and the subtle laxity around my mouth seemed to have improved.
    — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 3 May 2025
  • Thanks to the laxity of the Iraqi security forces, the mob made it over the walls with surprising ease.
    — Amir Ahmadi Arian, Harper's Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
  • In other words, even Worthy’s darkest lines have a sonic laxity.
    — Max Bell, SPIN, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The routine, which focuses on signs of aging like fine lines and skin laxity, is still a three-step process of cleanser, toner, and day or night cream.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Bhutta attributes the spike in part to laxity with door-to-door vaccination campaigns.
    — Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Trump saw complacence, laxity, and perhaps even decadence as the crisis of the West.
    — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 11 July 2017
  • Body-firming creams help to address the appearance of skin laxity and crepiness.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 23 July 2024
  • Body-firming creams help to address the appearance of skin laxity and crepiness.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 23 July 2024
  • Plus, weight loss could neither help eliminate my concern altogether nor the skin laxity in the area.
    — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 6 Mar. 2024
  • For me, my main concern was mild laxity in my lower face, some out-of-nowhere hollows under my eyes, and general dullness.
    — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 3 May 2025
  • This damage can cause the skin’s collagen to break down, contributing to aging features, such as sun spots, fine lines, and skin laxity.
    — Abby Dupes, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Yet what scans as authorial laxity here is elsewhere integral to the novel’s charm.
    — Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Understanding the causes of skin volume loss can arm you to address skin laxity and take proactive measures to prevent it.
    — Alfredo Mineo, Allure, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Hormonal changes are also taking place, such as release of relaxin, which is creating more laxity in the joints.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 12 July 2024
  • The latter is a mix of five peptide chains to improve laxity at different levels of the skin, leaving it with a firmer, more youthful appearance.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Sculptra and Radiesse have been shown in studies (here and here, for instance) to improve neck laxity (though this is considered an off-label use for both).
    — Jolene Edgar, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Retinoids also stimulate the production of collagen and elastin, says Sobel, which helps firm up skin laxity.
    — Emily Orofino, Allure, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Though the technology works across the board on all skin types and tones, patients who will benefit the most from the cellulite treatment are those with more dimples and less skin laxity.
    — Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 May 2021
  • Over time, the moisturizer tightens skin laxity and fosters a firm, lifted complexion.
    — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026

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