How to Use tendinitis in a Sentence

tendinitis

noun
  • I have tendinitis in my knee.
  • She was diagnosed with tendinitis of the elbow.
  • Wenyen Gabriel warmed up by did not play due to a right quad tendinitis.
    — oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2020
  • Overuse or too much stress on this tendon can lead to Achilles tendinitis.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Ahmed has been bothered by patellar tendinitis in his right knee.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2021
  • Such tendinitis can arise when your calf muscles are too tight, pulling too hard on the tendon.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Matthew Boyd’s turn in the rotation had to be skipped due to left knee tendinitis.
    — Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2021
  • The Hawks guard did not play that night, citing right Achilles tendinitis.
    — Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Jones, who has been coming from issues with Achilles tendinitis, held on.
    — Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, 26 May 2018
  • Hurley said his player had a flare up of a tendinitis issue in a knee and did not practice all week.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Montero had missed the first 11 games with right elbow tendinitis.
    — Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2020
  • Plus, there's the risk of tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and shoulder aches.
    — Donna Freydkin, Allure, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Curry missed Saturday’s game to rest his knee tendinitis on the front side of a back-to-back.
    — Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Front of mind, however, is his struggle with tendinitis.
    — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • But his best role looks to be out of the bullpen after making just one start all season because of biceps tendinitis.
    — La Velle E. Neal Iii, Star Tribune, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Royals, though, is battling knee tendinitis.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Hill has struggled for much of the season after returning from tendinitis in his right knee that forced him to miss the first two games.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2021
  • The official name for this is patellar tendinitis, also known as runner’s knee or jumper’s knee.
    — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Hurrying over, the team doctor saw that the injury was to Grimes’s left knee—not the one with tendinitis.
    — Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2017
  • After a strong start, Luke Kennard was slowed by tendinitis in both knees and played 28 games.
    — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2020
  • Luis Arraez battled tendinitis in his left knee all the way back to summer camp in July.
    — Star Tribune, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Davies has been on the DL since May 3 with right rotator cuff tendinitis.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2018
  • Young has been dealing with some right Achilles tendinitis and has become a mainstay on the injury reports.
    — Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Kinlaw, who dealt with knee tendinitis before he was drafted 14th overall, has swelling in his knee and is day-to-day.
    — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 28 Dec. 2020
  • The next day, exhausted and limping because of tendinitis, Brown couldn't bear to come in herself.
    — CBS News, 1 May 2020
  • The next day, exhausted and limping because of tendinitis, Brown couldn’t bear to come in herself.
    — NBC News, 4 May 2020
  • Kahnle then missed most of the 2018 season with shoulder tendinitis.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2020
  • After the game, Haley was placed on the 10-day disabled list with biceps tendinitis.
    — Mike Berardino, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2017
  • McLean is in a similar mold of Griffin but has been hampered over the summer by some knee tendinitis.
    — Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The San Francisco 49ers starter has missed the team’s first eight games with Achilles tendinitis in both legs.
    — Jesse Reed, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

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