coughing
Example Sentences
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In the months ahead he would describe intermittent coughing fits and panic attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
He reportedly tossed lozenges into the audience when a fit of coughing disrupted a performance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
She described a crowded room, with people coughing, or receiving positive Covid tests, as feeling like a "death sentence" for her daughter.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
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 • Mar. 26, 2026
Abu was still coughing but less now, and I discovered he’d also been in the room for two days, but I hadn’t noticed.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
