phlegm

Example Sentences

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It came out somewhere between a whisper and a wad of phlegm.

From Literature

Seth’s cough had become worse, and after an afternoon smoking fish he’d started to wheeze and spit out green phlegm, but the master did nothing about it.

From Literature

Or the way I decide it’s only polite to smile back, until the nun glares and clears the fatty phlegm from her throat.

From Literature

If it's a chesty cough then many find themselves battling what can feel like oceans of phlegm and a tight chest.

From BBC

In theory, each ingredient plays a role: one dries secretions, another loosens phlegm, a third dulls the cough reflex.

From BBC