chesty

Example Sentences

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Ten years ago she got a chesty cough, and initially thought it was tuberculosis.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 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

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

By the end, Carolina had finished with a 38-24 edge in shots on goal and outhit the Predators in a game with plenty of chippy moments and chesty exchanges between the teams.

From Fox News • May 18, 2021

A pregnant young woman sat up and held her chest and began to cough, unending chesty coughing that was painful to hear.

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