cough

Example Sentences

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The post-viral issues have continued to have lingering effects and she was struggling with a cough in Paris.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Symptoms include rash, fever, cough and red, watery eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Officials said they are monitoring all cruise passengers for flulike symptoms like fever, body aches, dizziness, cough, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Although it is not a vaccine, the vitamin K shot has been swept up in the same post-pandemic tide that has led to a drop in key childhood vaccines, including for measles and whooping cough.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Breathing in granite dust made us cough and gasp for breath.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman