How to Use zit in a Sentence

zit

noun
  • And don’t let zits bum you out.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Then rinse, or use the oil as a spot treatment on pesky zits.
    — Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, 14 Jan. 2019
  • Pat your face with it every day for clear pores and fewer zits.
    — Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 13 June 2018
  • Hill wondered what happens if there's a zit present.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Use a teensy bit right on the zit at night, and again the next morning.
    — Kara Wahlgren, Seventeen, 31 Mar. 2017
  • Waking up with a giant zit on your face can seem like the end of the world.
    — Blake Bakkila, Health.com, 7 May 2018
  • Even a newfound zit on my chin came and went in a day or so with the help of this mask.
    — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
  • The girl stared at Richard, a fresh zit between her brows like a third eye.
    — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2017
  • Many in the outbreak have developed zit-like bumps on many parts of the body.
    — Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2022
  • Wear them to reduce the look of zits, or, simply to avoid touching them.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 8 July 2024
  • That being said, zits that are open, oozing or crusted should be left alone.
    — Tiffany Dodson, SELF, 9 Nov. 2018
  • In my case, that stress is caused by my bad habit of picking at every zit that crops up on my face.
    — Shammara Lawrence, Allure, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The wolf-nose was the weirdest thing; but the worst (aside from the nausea) were the zits in my hair.
    — Melissa Dahl, The Cut, 30 May 2018
  • Good skin is healthy skin — zits, wrinkles, blemishes, and all.
    — Zoe Weiner, Allure, 10 May 2018
  • Sorry to burst your bubble, but popping a zit is never a good idea.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Teen Vogue, 7 Sep. 2017
  • These breakouts are unlike a stray stress zit or clogged pores from a product that didn't agree with me.
    — Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Just as there’s more than one type of pimple, the types of marks zits tend to leave behind can also vary.
    — Tiffany Dodson, SELF, 20 Aug. 2019
  • And sure enough, there’s always a new zit or two brewing shortly after.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 13 June 2024
  • Many users say their zits are gone in a day or two after using the Mighty Patch.
    — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
  • But despite the experts' best efforts, a lot of people still pick at their own zits from time to time.
    — Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Rather than squeezing, soak a cotton swab in benzoyl peroxide and dab it on the zit.
    — Janell M. Hickman, Seventeen, 23 May 2017
  • No longer are the zits the juicy whiteheads that explode with a satisfying pop.
    — Rebecca Dancer, Allure, 3 Mar. 2020
  • In other words, zeroing in on your zits can make the issue seem bigger in more ways than one.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Help your teen feel a little less self-conscious about pimples with a cute star patch that will reduce the zit overnight.
    — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 6 Jan. 2023
  • No dressing gown and Uggs for you, no zit stickers and alarming hair in a scrunchie.
    — Daisy Jones, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
  • These are the best for subtly getting rid of a big zit—slip a pack in his stocking and his skin will thank you later.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Plus, having a zit-free forehead helps too, because the hair draws attention to it.
    — Donna Freydkin, Allure, 18 Sep. 2020
  • As fights erupt around her like zits on an oily 14-year-old’s face, Ana stays mostly quiet.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The word alone — puberty — conjures the need to stockpile zit cream and blare grunge music.
    — Washington Post, 25 July 2019
  • Keep your dirty hands off your face, leave zits alone, don’t sleep in your makeup, and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.
    — Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 4 Jan. 2018

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