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Examples of sore throat in a Sentence
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Common cold symptoms include aches, cough, runny and/or stuffy nose, and sore throat.
—Colleen Murphy, Health, 5 Apr. 2024
Symptoms can include fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, headaches, fatigue and shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.
—Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Can seasonal allergies cause fever, coughing, headaches, sore throat?
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
The virus – which causes respiratory symptoms such as fever, runny nose, cough, sneezing and sore throat – saw its highest surge in November last year and is seeing another sizeable peak that began in mid-February and has yet to come down.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
There are several allergy symptoms to be aware of, Parikh says, including:
Nasal congestion
Runny nose
Sneezing
Itchy eyes
Coughing
The Cleveland Clinic says allergies can cause a sore throat due to postnasal drip, which is when discharge from your nose runs down the back of your throat.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
In both children and adults, symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease frequently include a fever, sore throat and loss of appetite.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
Symptoms can include splenomegaly (an enlarged spleen), lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes), headache, malaise, fatigue, fever, and sore throat.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
Those young patients typically come in with fevers, cough and often either runny noses or sore throats, Ahmed said.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 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 27 Apr. 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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