wheezing

Example Sentences

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If inhaled at high levels, fumes can aggravate a person’s lungs, causing coughing, wheezing and chest tightness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

It’s like the quarterback and homecoming queen losing a popularity contest to a wheezing weirdo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

You should call your doctor or go to urgent care if you experience severe shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, chest pain, palpitations, nausea or unusual fatigue, and call 911 if the symptoms are life-threatening.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

Chests were wheezing, legs cramping, hearts fluttering, rain falling.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024

She breathed in damp, wheezing gasps and cursed periodically, reverting to her unintelligible native tongue.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull