cough syrup

Example Sentences

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The stakes are real: the Madhya Pradesh doctor who prescribed the syrup linked to recent child deaths defended his practice, saying, "I've been prescribing this cough syrup for 15 years."

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

Chris Robinson, the actor who played Dr. Rick Webber on “General Hospital” and also introduced America to a classic turn of phrase in a commercial for cough syrup, has died of heart failure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

Strain and use the liquid as a cough syrup.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024

An old campaign slogan for cough syrup, "It tastes awful. And it works," seemed to imply that any sweet content might have diminished the medicinal effect.

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023

She coughs at night and I get up for her, feeding her spoonfuls of cough syrup, bringing her drinks of water.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood