lungs

Example Sentences

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The trouble with this was that the abductor muscles are the ones that open the trachea, allowing airflow to the lungs.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Half of newborns catch the virus, which can cause anything from a mild cold to a life-threatening chest infection because of inflammation in the lungs.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Consider a 77-year-old man with diabetes, unhealthy lungs, heart disease and kidney problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He died of heart failure and acute pulmonary edema -- a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs -- two weeks after going under the knife.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

My lungs fought to expand inside the stupidly tight dress as I looked left and right down the empty hallway.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin