How to Use acute in a Sentence
acute
adjective
- It's a politically acute film that does not oversimplify the issues.
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The need for stable grain storage infrastructure in Ukraine is acute.
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WIRED,
16 Sep. 2022
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But Katie's injury was also merely the most acute symptom of a deeper set of problems.
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Outside Online,
30 Oct. 2024
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That threat has been more acute in his vision than the threat from the liberal and democratic opposition.
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Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2022
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The squeeze on real earnings is most acute among public-sector workers who are flexing their collective muscles.
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Simon Montlake,
The Christian Science Monitor,
19 Sep. 2022
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Our testers highlighted the way this mattress reduces pressure buildup in any sleeping position, which can be particularly helpful for those with more acute hip pain.
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Rachel Tavel,
Architectural Digest,
30 Oct. 2024
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Casey’s playfulness was tested after he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in December.
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Camilo Fonseca,
BostonGlobe.com,
29 Sep. 2022
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The teen will undergo her last chemotherapy session in November after being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia two and a half years ago.
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Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Sep. 2022
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Now is the time, and the need has never been more acute.
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Thomas Bognanno,
Forbes,
21 Apr. 2023
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Among the younger cast members, the sense of loss seems more acute.
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Meg Bernhard,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2022
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Your headache could last as long as the acute phase of the virus—up to a week or two.
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Erin Prater,
Fortune Well,
20 Jan. 2024
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The impact is even more acute on the compact body of a small child.
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Manuel Canales,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2023
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The doctors blamed the deaths on the city’s acute oxygen shortage.
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BostonGlobe.com,
24 Apr. 2021
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Hence acute, which luckily got me the ‘u’ in the right spot.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2022
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The goal is to distract from the acute loneliness in a healthy way.
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Colleen Stinchcombe,
Woman's Day,
11 Jan. 2019
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Yet there are some signs the pressure is now less acute.
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Ian Talley,
WSJ,
15 Sep. 2018
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When the sail is pulled in much tighter to the boat, its angle to the wind is more acute and that makes the ship travel faster.
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Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik,
Quartz,
7 July 2024
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This problem has been most acute with the type 2 portion of the oral vaccine.
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Helen Branswell,
STAT,
29 Dec. 2020
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There will be an acute pain in the inner aspect of the knee and walking will be painful.
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SI.com,
14 Oct. 2017
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Time will tell how the powers that be solve this acute problem.
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Josh Max,
Forbes,
28 Apr. 2021
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The acoustic damage was acute, and worsened over the next five days.
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Ashley Braun,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 July 2021
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Against the background of the current health crisis, the need for that income is acute.
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CNN,
27 Sep. 2020
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But there may have been a more acute reason for wanting to leave.
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The Economist,
16 Aug. 2019
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All of it has become more acute with the response to its closing.
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Ben Crandell,
sun-sentinel.com,
9 Apr. 2021
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Still, the ebb, lately, had become acute, and hard to account for.
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Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
1 Nov. 2021
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The threat is especially acute this month as the Court winds down its term.
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The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
8 June 2022
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Her eye and ear for the tribal details of tech-bro culture are acute.
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The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
25 Dec. 2020
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The fear of missing out, FOMO, is an acute form of regret.
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Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2024
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We can be relieved at the end of this that one acute danger has been ended.
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser,
23 Dec. 2016
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The fallout for Collins and many other survivors is still acute.
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Megan Rose,
ProPublica,
12 Feb. 2020
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