chesty

Example Sentences

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If it's a chesty cough then many find themselves battling what can feel like oceans of phlegm and a tight chest.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

With that, Courtois bounded up all chesty like some pharaoh of the goalmouth, and his teammates surrounded him with admiration and gratitude.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2022

Fisher’s chesty defense of the program, and the victory against the Tide last season, has bought him a lot of credibility despite overall meh results for the coach who started the 10-year contract craze.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022

His singing — snarling, chesty, slightly haunted — is particularly strong, which he credits in part to his work with Lanegan, the gravelly voiced ex-Screaming Trees frontman who had perfect pitch, according to Dulli.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2022

Her coughing got better, less chesty and less whistling, but her appetite disappeared.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie