How to Use sore throat in a Sentence

sore throat

noun
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  • Mouth breathing can cause a dry mouth, bad breath, and sore throat.
    — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 22 Sep. 2022
  • In mid-August, the 44-year-old father of two came down with a sore throat, a fever and the chills.
    — Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2021
  • But about an hour and a half into the flight, Fotieo started to feel a sore throat.
    — Sara Smart and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN, 30 Dec. 2021
  • No, our half brother’s been out all year with a sore throat.
    — Teddy Wayne, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2021
  • These include fever, malaise, headache, sore throat and cough and swollen lymph nodes.
    — Michelle Shen, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • Are that sore throat and cough signs of the flu, the coronavirus or something else?
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Symptoms include fever, headache, cough and sore throat, the CDC said.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
  • That is often followed by a full body rash, fever and sore throat.
    — Amy Yurkanin | Ayurkanin@al.com, al, 24 Sep. 2022
  • A few days after his 10-day bout with the virus, Li is nursing a sore throat and cough.
    — Time, 26 Dec. 2022
  • The Killers can sleep soundly knowing fans left with sore throats and songs stuck in their heads.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
  • One weekend last August, Shynell Moore woke up with a headache and a sore throat.
    — New York Times, 17 May 2021
  • Less than 10 miles from where the Januses lived, a 12-year-old girl named Mary Kellerman had a sore throat.
    — Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Or, just eat it by itself—a spoonful is a tasty way to soothe a sore throat, cough, or cold.
    — Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 26 June 2024
  • Talk to your healthcare provider about the right treatment options for your cough or sore throat.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Landale said his symptoms were mild, save for a three-day sore throat.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Breast milk may help relieve a sore throat when used as a mouth rinse or gargle.
    — Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 29 July 2024
  • Some common ones include sore throat, fever, and cough.
    — Andrea Michelson, Verywell Health, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Lee had a slight fever and a sore throat in the afternoon, the office said in a later statement.
    — Kanis Leung, ajc, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Fever, chills, sore throat, coughing, swollen lymph nodes and sweating through his sheets at night.
    — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 2 July 2022
  • This is how Chad Kroeger is reminded that even big rock stars get sore throats.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
  • They were described as having a runny nose, headache, body aches and a sore throat last week.
    — Laura Hancock, cleveland, 18 Apr. 2022
  • The most common side effects were cough, headache, sore throat, muscle pain, and fever.
    — Victoria Knight, PEOPLE.com, 13 Aug. 2021
  • O’Connor’s earlier notes did not mention the sore throat or body aches.
    — Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2022
  • O'Connor's earlier notes did not mention the sore throat or body aches.
    — Chris Megerian, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022
  • Um, uh, he was described as having a runny nose, headache, body aches, and a sore throat last week.
    — Leila Atassi, cleveland, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Liva returned home from school on Friday and had a sore throat as well.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2021
  • His symptoms at the time were said to have included a runny nose, cough, sore throat, a slight fever and body aches.
    — Bytal Axelrod, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Mycoplasma infections start off pretty generically, with a headache, a sore throat, a low fever and chills.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
  • This can help reduce sore throat symptoms.23 Many different flavors of medicated throat lozenges are available OTC.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2024

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