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Examples of sore throat in a Sentence
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Flu symptoms include include fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headaches and fatigue.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2024
These products are often used to treat common cold and flu symptoms, like coughing, fever, and sore throat.
—Ayana Underwood, SELF, 24 Jan. 2024
And overall, the share of medical visits for respiratory illness – with symptoms of a fever, along with a cough or sore throat – has been above baseline since November.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
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The sore throat.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2023
Symptoms range from sore throats and coughs that won’t go away to fevers that refuse to break.
—Lz Granderson, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
Homedics Ultrasonic Humidifier, $84 (Save 30%) Dry skin, irritated nasal passages, sore throats, and chapped lips can benefit from a good humidifier in the winter.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
All conditions can lead to aches, difficulty breathing, fatigue, fever, loss of taste or smell, cough, sore throat, and wheezing.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 22 Jan. 2024
The flu has symptomatic similarity to other respiratory infections, causing sore throat, coughing, fever, body aches, tiredness, and headaches.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1629, in the meaning defined above
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“Sore throat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sore%20throat. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
sore throat
noun
: a throat that is painful because of inflammation
Medical Definition
sore throat
noun
: painful throat due to inflammation of the fauces and pharynx
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