Example sentences for: acupuncture

How can you use “acupuncture” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In any local department store or street market you’re likely to come across some very Chinese inspirations: acupuncture charts and dolls, those ubiquitous thermos flasks, tea mugs with lids, padded jackets, posters, and so on.

  • The profile of hirsute New Age physician Andrew Weil criticizes his anecdotal approach to bee-venom therapy, acupuncture, and the like, but concludes that most of his recommendations--low-fat diet, exercise, vitamins--are medically sound.

  • The WP , USAT , the NYT , and the LAT all run front-page stories about how an NIH panel has for the first time concluded that acupuncture is an effective treatment for some kinds of pain and nausea and shows promise as a treatment for a variety of other conditions.

  • Reid suggests to Kalima that “science is not the sole province of what the ‘West’ defines it to be,” and refers to Chinese acupuncture, Hindu Chakra, and tribal African shamanism as examples of legitimate “sciences.”

  • Ineffective: chiropractic spinal manipulations did not seem to help with tension headaches; and acupuncture didn't do any better than placebos in the treatment of AIDS-related nerve damage.


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