cough drop
Example Sentences
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It takes some time to get used to a menthol and eucalyptus-based mask, and not only due to its cough drop smell.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2022
In a way, this is a return to familiar, prepandemic form: The cough drop, as always, promises to keep your illness between you and your remedy.
From New York Times • May 4, 2022
Resident Sarah Fong popped a menthol cough drop into her mouth to combat what she described as the stench of dead fish and dirty diapers.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2021
George W. Bush also became good friends with former first lady Michelle Obama, and cameras caught him slipping a cough drop to her as they sat together at Arizona Sen. John McCain’s funeral.
From Washington Times • Jan. 23, 2021
Mrs. Kluck clears her throat, and I almost offer her a cough drop.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
