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
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