wheezing

Example Sentences

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If inhaled at high levels, these fumes can aggravate a person’s lungs, causing coughing, wheezing and chest tightness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

It’s like the quarterback and homecoming queen losing a popularity contest to a wheezing weirdo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

At times, she feels tightness in her chest, and experiences a fit of coughing and wheezing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

If infected, a "small but significant proportion" among the immunocompromised will develop more severe disease where the lungs are affected, with wheezing, breathlessness and symptoms of croup.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

“It’s okay,” says Pop, sitting on the bed, wheezing.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes