flu

Example Sentences

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Five days later, he got on a plane to fly to Mexico for Christmas vacation, where he was sick with the flu almost the entire time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Becerra pointed to his experiences leading the sprawling federal health agency in the Biden administration, including dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the wildfires that devastated Maui, Hawaii, avian flu and monkey pox.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

For many, Norris became less a traditional Hollywood star and more a cultural punchline — the subject of viral jokes like, “The flu gets a Chuck Norris shot every year.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

"It is certainly not as infective as say flu or COVID-19, and requires often fairly prolonged close contact before transmission takes place," said Andrew Lee, Professor of Public Health at the University of Sheffield.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

He’s supposed to go to play practice at noon, but as soon as he leaves his house, he calls his director and tells him he has a bad flu bug—hopefully the twenty-four-hour kind.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan