cough

Example Sentences

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The engine coughs and barks, but it starts up.

From Literature

She gave a rattling cough, which Clare found alarming, since he hadn’t known birds capable of coughing.

From Literature

It causes worsening breathlessness, a dry cough, and fatigue, typically affecting older adults.

From Barron's

Something similar happened in response to a whooping cough outbreak that started in 2011.

From BBC

Otherwise, he said “we’d be playing with fire if we didn’t comply. We’d feel pretty bad if a boy keeled over. I can hear them coughing and hacking.”

From Los Angeles Times