symptom

Example Sentences

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The early melt is a symptom of global warming that scientists say is becoming more pronounced.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“Major symptom signs” the Oura ring app warned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Among participants taking vitamin D, 21% reported at least one lingering symptom, compared with 25% in the placebo group.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

Foreign policy analysts would normally consider distraction to be a lazy and unprofessional explanation for major actions like wars, if not a symptom of paranoid conspiracy thinking.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

At some point, my pen just stopped moving, and I found my field of vision shrinking and shrinking, and then I was trying to remember if tunnel vision was a symptom of fatigue.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green