common cold
Example Sentences
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Endemicity is when an infection is constantly present, like the common cold.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
“They think, ‘I’m the only schmuck that feels this bad,’ and never get the corrective feedback that depression is like the common cold of mental illness.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Growing seasonal concern about overlapping respiratory illnesses such as the common cold and influenza has increased interest in ways to support immune health.
From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025
University students are particularly at risk because they mix with lots of new people, and the bacteria that cause meningitis are spread in similar ways to the common cold through sneezing and coughing.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025
Television is like a strain of the common cold that can spread like lightning through a population, but only causes a few sniffles and is gone in a day.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
