febrile

Example Sentences

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The rationale is understandable given the current febrile markets, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

A pumped-up Volkanovski, a former rugby league player, basked in the adoration of the febrile 20,000-person crowd at Qudos Bank Arena in his first world title defence on Australian soil.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

HHV-6B infects roughly 90 percent of children by age two and is best known for causing roseola infantum -- or "sixth disease" -- the most common cause of febrile seizures in young children.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

It was a relatively minor change, and many pediatricians already do it this way in order to reduce the risk of febrile seizures.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

The only time I feel like me is on those secret, febrile afternoons like yesterday, when I come alive in all that heat and hall-light.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins