How to Use polio in a Sentence

polio

noun
  • If polio struck fear in the hearts of parents, measles did not.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2022
  • And while polio is still found in some parts of the world, that is not true here in our country.
    — Arkansas Online, 1 May 2021
  • Yet polio has proved stubbornly hard to stamp out.
    — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Sushkevych, 67, had polio as a child and moves about in a wheelchair.
    — New York Times, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The damage to the joint may be in an area affected with polio.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 20 Aug. 2021
  • The polio she was afflicted with as a child leaving her with a limp.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The news came as health officials announced the ninth polio death of the year.
    — Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
  • For decades Americans lived free from the threat of polio.
    — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Mann added that Roosevelt found the hot springs there to be helpful for his polio.
    — Kate Bennett, CNN, 30 May 2021
  • This is the hidden legacy of the polio program.
    — Dr. Tunji Funsho, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Notably, the change does not affect shots for polio, measles, mumps and tetanus, among others.
    — Mike Lillis, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Wars in Syria and Iraq led to a resurgence of measles and polio.
    — Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2021
  • This is on top of a surge in polio found in wastewater samples across London.
    — Ashwin Vasan, STAT, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The medal is named for the doctor who developed the oral polio vaccine.
    — Richard Sandomir, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2022
  • McConnell had polio as a young child and its effects have lingered in his left leg.
    — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Our daughter Kim was just out of the hospital, weak with polio.
    — Julie Tremaine, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Trump also sought to ease fears that Kennedy could recall the polio vaccine.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Ruth Alexander, his mom’s mom, had lost use of much of the right side of her body, which some thought was due to polio.
    — Matt Kempner, ajc, 22 June 2023
  • Four doses of the polio vaccine or three if the third dose was given after the age of 4.
    — Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Diphtheria, polio and measles used to kill children by the thousands.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Another polio survivor in her class was so weak, the teacher had to put him in a sling and hook him to his desk.
    — Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Even worse, Ladapo wants to repeal them all — polio included.
    — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The polio vaccine was one of the most successful, saving the lives of millions.
    — Sam Coffey, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Dec. 2020
  • For such a cruel disease, polio has a strange way of bringing us together.
    — Carl Kurlander, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
  • At the time, Kimberly was around 8 years old, and had suffered a long bout with polio.
    — Julie Tremaine, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • McConnell has walked with a limp after overcoming polio at a young age.
    — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Its Pyrex glass was used to bottle the first polio vaccines in the 1950s.
    — Megan Molteni, Wired, 26 June 2020
  • Foege also led efforts to end polio, and said in 2013 that the project was close to success.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • That person won’t suffer measles or polio or typhoid, or a host of other conditions.
    — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • In the United States, polio is a memory, and a fading one at that.
    — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026

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