sneeze
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He made her sneeze and caused watery eyes and severe rashes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 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
The disease is caused by the poliovirus, which spreads through contact with an infected person's faeces or droplets when they cough and sneeze.
From BBC ● May 16, 2025
Then I gave this phony sneeze that meant to hold them down near the floor.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
And if tech sneezes, global financial markets—starting with the U.S.—will catch a cold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
When the U.S. sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025
That virus can transmit through an infected person’s saliva and mucus and likely spreads “when an infected person coughs, sneezes or touches a surface that is then touched by others,” the CDC said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
The disease is transmitted through direct contact between people, or through airborne droplets in coughs and sneezes.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
Dussel comes in, goes toward the window with an air of propriety, sniffs...coughs, sneezes and clears his throat.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
When I competed in Poland someone sneezed in my face at the airport.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
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
We were covered with hay and dust, and we sneezed.
From "Sarah, Plain and Tall" by Patricia MacLachlan
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
The fine powder released by certain grasses, trees and plants can cause chaos for those who are allergic, with itchy eyes, sneezing and headaches all common symptoms.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 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
He couldn’t move, his bladder was going to burst, he couldn’t stop sneezing ... he sneezed again.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
