flu

Example Sentences

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When I was 10, I was home with the flu for a week and noticed that TV soap-opera actors often raised one eyebrow at the end of a scene.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

They come on suddenly and start like the flu, with fever, headache and tiredness.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

People infected by the Bundibugyo strain initially show symptoms similar to flu or malaria which can delay detection.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

There have been nine such declarations, including the Ebola outbreak in 2013, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the swine flu pandemic in 2009.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

“Her son had the flu and she stayed home to take care of him, like the good mother she is. She never called out sick before that. Leonard Gibson had no business firing your mother.”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly