cough

Example Sentences

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Every streaming service craves target-audiences die-hard enough to cough up $10.99 on a monthly basis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The post-viral issues have continued to have lingering effects and she was struggling with a cough in Paris.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

“When he goes to the doctor for a cough and chest pain, they simply give him two Tylenols,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Although it is not a vaccine, the vitamin K shot has been swept up in the same post-pandemic tide that has led to a drop in key childhood vaccines, including for measles and whooping cough.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

I get giddy couples asking for champagne delivery, and apologetic businessmen telephoning home to announce their delayed arrivals, and tired mothers searching for all-night chemists to provide cough syrup for sick children.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse