cough
Example Sentences
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If you develop symptoms like fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes or a rash, stay home and avoid school, work and gatherings.
From Los Angeles Times
His grandfather made a noise that was somewhere between a snort and a cough.
From Literature
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A cough from across the room brings me back to myself.
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In the building where he was housed along with about 200 others, people got sick with a cough and fever but received no medical attention, he said.
From Los Angeles Times
Their daughter had a fever and a bad cough.
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