tubercular
Example Sentences
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He had lost an older brother, Harold, to tuberculosis at age 24, and a younger brother, Arthur, to tubercular encephalitis at age 7, according to the Nixon library.
From Washington Post
The site of the spectacular federal courthouse on the Arroyo Seco in Pasadena was originally a boarding house built in 1882 by Emma Bangs, who had brought her tubercular daughter west.
From Los Angeles Times
A serious accident led to a destroyed kidney, followed by a tubercular condition in which he coughed up blood.
From Washington Post
With the “Funeral March” at its center, LaFarge’s multifaceted “journey” covers everything from the tubercular composer’s relationship with the gender-bending author George Sand to the video game “Frederic: The Resurrection of Music.”
From New York Times
The world didn’t expect much from Edward Bellamy, a reclusive, tubercular writer who lived with his parents.
From New York Times
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