wheezing

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 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

It's no mean feat, albeit both were a damp squib with Scotland wheezing their way to an early exit on each occasion without really landing a punch on, well, anyone.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

You should call your doctor or go to urgent care if you experience severe shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, chest pain, palpitations, nausea or unusual fatigue, and call 911 if the symptoms are life-threatening.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

Valley seemed to be sobbing now and she made a high-pitched noise that sounded like wheezing, but when she straightened up and Seven saw her face, she was not crying.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega