sneeze
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"Every cough, every sneeze becomes a potential danger."
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
That is nothing to sneeze at—though it is dwarfed by the $13 trillion that was indexed to the S&P 500.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
Interest surged in 2020 when the star unexpectedly dimmed after what was described as a stellar "sneeze."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026
A man desperately searching for a handkerchief while trying to stifle a sneeze, the world’s oldest magician making a comeback — these hilarious bits require no context.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
Betsie began to sniff and sneeze, and Father decided that she must not sit behind the cashier’s table where the shop door let in the raw winter air.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Highly contagious, measles spreads quickly through coughs and sneezes and is particularly dangerous for unvaccinated young children under the age of 5.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
As one old adage goes, when it sneezes, the rest of the group catches a cold.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
And if tech sneezes, global financial markets—starting with the U.S.—will catch a cold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
The virus is transmitted through direct contact between people, or through airborne droplets in coughs and sneezes.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
Maybe after all she was right; maybe Joe Mondragon had been thinking about him, causing those sneezes.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
I felt a stab of pain whenever I coughed or sneezed.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026
Though initially, this created a buzz that Betelgeuse might go supernova any minute, scientists soon found out that the dimming was actually due to a large fluff of dust that the monster sneezed out.
From Space Scoop ● Aug. 20, 2025
In early 2020, the world scrubbed down surfaces, washed hands and sneezed into elbows, desperate to avoid infection with a new coronavirus.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
The 12-year-old with chunky highlights who sneezed on her first kiss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
They were mad at me because I had sneezed really loudly in the middle of their older brother’s wedding—right at the quiet part.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
The virus can spread through coughing and sneezing — hanging in the air and living on surfaces for hours after an infected person has left a room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
It can spread through coughing and sneezing, and remain infectious in the air up to two hours after an infected person has left a room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Before he ran out of road, he pulled within sneezing distance of the car in front of him and used the draft to slingshot around into second.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
University students are particularly at risk because they mix with lots of new people, and the bacteria that cause meningitis are spread in similar ways to the common cold through sneezing and coughing.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
For the first time I got out the bug bomb and sprayed heavily, and Charley broke into a sneezing attack so violent and prolonged that I had finally to carry him out in my arms.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
