On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Ointment. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as unction or toiletry and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Ointment meaning
- A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
- A substance used to anoint, as in religious rituals.
Synonyms of Ointment
Using Ointment
- The main meaning on this page is: A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient. | A substance used to anoint, as in religious rituals.
- Useful related words include: unction, toiletry, emollient, cream.
- In the example corpus, ointment often appears in combinations such as: the ointment, ointment is, ointment of.
Context around Ointment
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ointment
- In this selection, "ointment" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bearing, cream, especially, regularly, regarding and though stand out and add context to how "ointment" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a cream ointment or tablets and city reusing ointment between victims. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ointment" sits close to words such as abattoir, agi and agitations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ointment
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There are some flies in the ointment. (7 words)
The only fly in the ointment was Mum’s froideur. (10 words)
The only fly in the ointment that I could tell was battery life. (13 words)
On treatment options, a Pharmacist and the Managing Director, Malgoz Pharmaceutical Ltd, Satellite Town, Lagos, Ophili Chigozie, said using certain pharmaceutical products, especially ointment regularly after taking a shower will help in clearing eczema. (34 words)
The fly in the ointment, regarding unauthorized immigrants, is the strain they put on public schools, housing, and health care, before the immigrants find jobs and start standing on their own feet. (32 words)
In Europe in the late 19th through mid-20th centuries, a sulfur -bearing ointment called by the medical eponym of Wilkinson's ointment was widely used for topical treatment of scabies. (31 words)
So we should pray the virus away and send Pence clinical jeebus teams from city to city reusing ointment between victims? (21 words)
Example sentences (20)
In Europe in the late 19th through mid-20th centuries, a sulfur -bearing ointment called by the medical eponym of Wilkinson's ointment was widely used for topical treatment of scabies.
If your piercing gets infected, you may need to get a course of antibiotics, which can be taken as a cream, ointment or tablets.
I have found no ointment or treatment that lessens the pain caused by the bite of these bugs.
Jasper, with his greasy long hair and scuzzy mug and brash instincts, is the veteran too smart to fool, the fly in every ointment.
On treatment options, a Pharmacist and the Managing Director, Malgoz Pharmaceutical Ltd, Satellite Town, Lagos, Ophili Chigozie, said using certain pharmaceutical products, especially ointment regularly after taking a shower will help in clearing eczema.
There are some flies in the ointment.
Even having something simple like antibiotic ointment in your kit can help you be prepared if your pet needs treatment.
Exciting stuff, but there's one big fly in the ointment: The iPhone 15 Pro has a known overheating issue that was never fully resolved with software updates.
Geraint Thomas, leader of the independent-controlled council, said the fly in the ointment of restoration plans was the British coal industry being privatised in 1994.
The fly in the ointment, regarding unauthorized immigrants, is the strain they put on public schools, housing, and health care, before the immigrants find jobs and start standing on their own feet.
The only fly in the ointment that I could tell was battery life.
The only fly in the ointment was Mum’s froideur.
These massive sales though are sort of a fly in the ointment of the EV transition.
They added: "We understand Metanium Nappy Rash Ointment was a valued product and we assure you that this decision was not taken lightly.
You did not anoint my head with oil, but she anointed my feet with ointment.
Claim: This ointment is made with oils of lavender, geranium and ylang ylang, as well as tallow — beef or mutton fat.
Look for a cream or ointment that contains an oil such as olive oil or jojoba oil.
So we should pray the virus away and send Pence clinical jeebus teams from city to city reusing ointment between victims?
The biggest fly in the ointment is Buckingham and Kensington Palaces, and Harry’s grandmother, the Queen, who has the final say.
The fly in the diesel ointment though is that pesky, better priced 330i.
Common combinations with ointment
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the ointment 17×
- ointment is 6×
- ointment of 5×
- ointment was 3×
- ointment or 3×
- ointment that 3×
- this ointment 3×
- or ointment 3×
- ointment and 3×
- an ointment 3×