How to Use asthma in a Sentence

asthma

noun
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  • Williams, a single mother, has asthma, as do her two children.
    — Fox News, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Children who are less than 6 months old or who have chronic medical conditions like asthma can present with more severe symptoms.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Manage stress: Stress can worsen asthma symptoms and trigger asthma attacks.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 9 Oct. 2024
  • More recent studies have suggested that children exposed to indoor mold are more likely to develop asthma.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Exposure to those chemicals have been linked to asthma, skin disorders, miscarriages and cancer.
    — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
  • One of the issues is there was an incinerator at the time in the middle of the city, and asthma rates around the incinerator were three times the state average.
    — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Other medicinal plants, such as Cyanthula prostrate, locally called sawerepepe and used to treat asthma, are also much rarer.
    — Fox News, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Higher blood pressure, higher rates of asthma, diabetes, and more—health conditions born of a ritualized pattern of terror and trauma.
    — Ruha Benjamin, Time, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The early start to the flu season and an increase in other respiratory viruses are compounding the need for care, on top of all the usual demands like kids with broken bones or asthma attacks.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 28 Oct. 2022
  • One of the tracts has an asthma rate of 20.6% -- highest in the U.S., and 2½ times the national rate.
    — Mark Nichols, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
  • One of the members of my party is a 17-year-old who has severe asthma.
    — Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
  • In the South Bronx and Harlem, asthma kills and harms residents at some of the country’s highest rates.
    — Yessenia Funes, The New Republic, 8 June 2023
  • Scientists have tied the high rate of childhood asthma in the area to dust from the shrinking lake’s shores.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Her son was born with asthma and had to have a breathing mechanism for the first year of his life.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Like many children in this borough of New York City, her son has asthma.
    — Javacia Harris Bowser, Good Housekeeping, 14 Mar. 2023
  • And then, on my 16th birthday, Mom had an asthma attack.
    — Trey Burnette, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Carrasco said the chemical in the air burns the eyes of her 2-year-old son and has caused her asthma to return.
    — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2023
  • This is called allergic asthma and is the most common type.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 20 May 2024
  • But for those with severe asthma, the impact can be much greater, Peden says.
    — Linda Carroll, TIME, 30 May 2024
  • This is called allergic asthma and is the most common type.
    — USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Wesley, who has asthma, gets off on the third stop on his route and usually spends no more than 30 minutes on the bus.
    — Colbi Edmonds, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • In 1984, Mitchel’s parents moved to Arizona due to his father’s asthma.
    — Eric J. Greenberg, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Just think about the chat bots, the virtual telehealth, and apps that can help to predict your asthma attack.
    — Quartz, 6 Dec. 2022
  • There are high rates of asthma and poor lung function from fugitive dust in this community and across the city.
    — Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Also, gas leaks can be toxic, and gas stoves in homes have been linked to health problems such as childhood asthma.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2023
  • When an asthma attack occurs, the muscles in the airways tighten in an event known as a bronchospasm.
    — Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The family soon moved to Portland, Ore., where a young Dr. Berendzen struggled with rheumatic fever and asthma.
    — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Edwin Stanton suffered from asthma and would soon die of it.
    — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • That means fewer asthma attacks, less heart disease and longer lives.
    — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Though the family never lacked money or prestige, the future president and his three siblings suffered from bouts of poor health, including asthma, tuberculosis and spinal trouble.
    — Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024

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