How to Use common cold in a Sentence

common cold

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  • That’s been done with some of the viruses that cause the common cold.
    — Joanne Silberner, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2020
  • The flu and common cold were the most prevalent viruses found in the bins back in 2016.
    — Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The common cold is an infection of the nose and throat.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024
  • For the most part the latest version of the virus is more like a mild flu or a common cold.
    — Carl Weiser, The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The onset of symptoms can look a lot like the common cold.
    — Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
  • How is one to know if an illness is the common cold with cough for weeks or the virus?!
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2021
  • But it’s not just a matter of taking off for the common cold.
    — Malaika Jabali, Essence, 2 Dec. 2022
  • But people who say it’s like the common cold -- it’s not.
    — Mike Anthony, courant.com, 3 Dec. 2020
  • The research on zinc's effect on the common cold has been mixed.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 19 May 2024
  • Sometimes a common cold virus, like rhinovirus, is in the mix.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
  • And more than 200 viruses (!) can cause the common cold, according to the CDC.
    — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
  • And the Omicron variant can’t be equated with the common cold.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2021
  • The Cleveland Clinic says the common cold lasts seven to 10 days: Days 1 to 3: This is the early stages of the cold.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • This goes for the common cold, the flu and viruses that could be life-threatening.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Well, the common cold is caused by a mild strain of coronavirus.
    — Avik Roy, National Review, 2 Apr. 2020
  • In fact, one study found that zinc lozenges were able to reduce the duration of the common cold by 33%.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • They have been used for cholera, typhoid, malaria, and even the common cold.
    — Mick Krever, Phil Black and Cristiana Moisescu, CNN, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Is a mild case of the coronavirus similar to a mild case of the common cold?
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 13 July 2020
  • That included the delta and omicron variants and the common cold virus.
    — Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Although the infection feels like a cold or the flu for many people, this is not the common cold.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The symptoms of the common cold are typically a stuffy head, the sniffles and body aches.
    — Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Lewis: The symptoms of RSV are often similar to the common cold.
    — Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Rhinovirus, cause of the common cold, rarely sends people to the hospital.
    — Frances Stead Sellers, Anchorage Daily News, 13 June 2022
  • Will there also be an increase in cases of the common cold?
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022
  • For most, Covid will be no more serious than the common cold.
    — Dr. Tom Frieden, CNN, 23 July 2021
  • As a child, even a common cold could send Robles to the hospital.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2020
  • These viruses, however, are not the kind that will give you the common cold or flu (or worse).
    — Issy Ronald, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
  • There is to date no cure or vaccine for the common cold since there is such a variety of strains.
    — Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2020
  • There is no vaccine for the common cold, which is caused by rhinoviruses.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Even a mild bout of the common cold could lead to people feeling exhausted.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024

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