cough medicine

Example Sentences

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Mr Slimani, who arrived at Willesden Magistrates' Court wearing a cowboy hat and fur coat, had consumed cough medicine - which can impact a reading's accuracy - his defence said.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

The cabinet called for grassroots health workers to distribute health kits packed with fever and cough medicine, rapid antigen tests and masks to vulnerable groups.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2023

But when you’re sick, the last thing you want to do is haul yourself out to the store for painkillers, cough medicine, a steam inhaler or a humidifier, a thermometer and some electrolyte powder.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022

A separate taste tester described the drink as a mix of cherry cough medicine and fruit punch while another claimed the drink "doesn't taste like fruit cake, but it tastes WEIRD."

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2022

I don’t eat any dinner or dessert, and I cough so much during the news my dad tells me to take some cough medicine.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson