How to Use symptomatic in a Sentence

symptomatic

adjective
  • As so often, here the court is symptomatic of a wider elite trend.
    — Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 8 July 2023
  • The slowness of the AFM is symptomatic of the way film markets have evolved since the pandemic.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The Colts have not revealed whether Autry was symptomatic or not.
    — Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2020
  • For Morante, Francesco’s lack of resolve was symptomatic.
    — Jess Bergman, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
  • When the cattle were moved from Texas to Michigan, the cattle were not symptomatic and did not appear ill.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2024
  • By the second to fourth week after the first shot, rates of symptomatic infection were down by 85%.
    — Maggie Fox, CNN, 19 Feb. 2021
  • But Rolling Stone talked to four others who were symptomatic and confirmed for appointments, and have been left in the dark.
    — Samantha Hissong, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2021
  • So should those who are caring for someone who is symptomatic or not well.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The numbers of symptomatic cases in the trial did change between the two statements.
    — NBC News, 25 Mar. 2021
  • The state’s news release noted that the child had attended a day care while symptomatic.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The school announced the coach is not symptomatic and was re-tested Monday morning.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 9 Nov. 2020
  • In reference to cluster of cases in Chicago, the CDC said all of them were among symptomatic men.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
  • In fact, sustained demand in the used car market is symptomatic of a broader trend.
    — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • In the study, 64% of symptomatic patients still tested positive in this time frame.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii and Luke Money, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • But Guerin said the Wild won't rely on someone who's symptomatic or not feeling well.
    — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 12 Feb. 2021
  • The number of symptomatic cases increased by 49 in the new data.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Only two of the 20 gorillas are still symptomatic, the zoo said in a statement Friday.
    — David Williams, CNN, 18 Sep. 2021
  • Trump is believed to be at around day six of his symptomatic infection.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Those two attacks were symptomatic of Fulham’s struggles around the box.
    — Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Only 2% occur in the eye, and only a small percentage of those are symptomatic.
    — Katie Gutierrez, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
  • In any case, whether or not the crisis persists, the movies that have been its symptomatic victims will endure and be remembered.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Those tests perform best if the person is tested when their viral load is high and in symptomatic people.
    — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The study found the vaccine was about 80% effective in preventing symptomatic Covid-19 among the children.
    — Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, 15 June 2022
  • When a person is symptomatic or has a lot of virus in their system, antigen tests are very accurate.
    — Nathaniel Hafer, The Conversation, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Pfizer's vaccine reduced the risk of symptomatic infection by 80% in children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 17 June 2022
  • This isn’t pretty and is symptomatic of the lingering weakness in the labor market.
    — Robert Barone, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2021
  • The good news is that only one in four cases of dengue fever are symptomatic at all and even severe cases have a high rate of survival, if treated.
    — Devika Rao, theweek, 3 July 2024
  • The big picture: Some Democrats have grown sick of their party's pearl-clutching in the wake of the election, seeing it as symptomatic of a broader failure to fight Trump's fire with fire.
    — Zachary Basu, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The following day, the CDC disclosed two other symptomatic contacts.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Your blood shows a substantial spike in a chemical (typically tryptase) released by mast cells within four hours of a symptomatic episode.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 3 Dec. 2024

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