cough drop

Example Sentences

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It takes some time to get used to a menthol and eucalyptus-based mask, and not only due to its cough drop smell.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2022

In a way, this is a return to familiar, prepandemic form: The cough drop, as always, promises to keep your illness between you and your remedy.

From New York Times • May 4, 2022

Suck on a menthol cough drop and you’ll feel your airways open up, a cooling breeze as you breathe in and a momentary easing of the scratchiness in your throat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2022

George W. Bush also became good friends with former first lady Michelle Obama, and cameras caught him slipping a cough drop to her as they sat together at Arizona Sen. John McCain’s funeral.

From Washington Times • Jan. 23, 2021

I promised myself right then that I would never ask a school nurse for another cough drop.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan