allergic reaction

Example Sentences

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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 protestors that were having a severe allergic reaction to the gas.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 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

She had started using a prosthetic nose but had to stop after suffering an allergic reaction.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

An allergic reaction to losing so badly in Super Smash Bros.?

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer