allergic reaction

Example Sentences

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As Ballou recounts, one husband whose wife had died of an allergic reaction sued the restaurant that had served her, along with Disney, who owned the restaurant property.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

Ghost had an allergic reaction to the water, known as cold urticaria, breaking out in red welts and shaking uncontrollably, the court heard.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

In the movie, Smith has an allergic reaction to food, causing his face and ears to puff and an eye to swell shut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Later, outside, I talked to another volunteer medic who had helped two protesters who were having a severe allergic reaction to the gas.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Harry clutched at his excruciatingly painful face, which felt unrecognizable beneath his fingers, tight, swollen, and puffy as though he had suffered some violent allergic reaction.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling