lungs

Example Sentences

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The research team wanted to determine whether signals from these cells could disrupt otherwise healthy lungs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Tehran's many parks, usually green lungs in a metropolis often choked by pollution, have become refuges since the fighting began.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The victims: any Angeleno with a set of lungs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

On every other occasion, she was told the lungs were not good enough to use.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

He inhaled deeply three times, filling his lungs with oxygen and holding it before he exhaled.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret