lungs
Example Sentences
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My lungs seemed like they weren’t fully working.
From Literature
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My lungs fought to expand inside the stupidly tight dress as I looked left and right down the empty hallway.
From Literature
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Problems were seen in iron recycling within the spleen and in the normal functioning of the lungs, intestines and kidneys.
From Science Daily
The waistband was high enough to give crush his lungs, but that didn't stop him recreating the video's fluid, technically-challenging choreography on stage.
From BBC
His lungs took months to recover, and he permanently lost the use of his right arm.
From BBC
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