common cold
noun
cold.
common colds
-
pluralof common cold.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
While any respiratory virus can cause a common cold, the biggest family are rhinoviruses—I would say probably three-quarters to four-fifths of common colds are caused by a rhinovirus infection.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2025
This upcoming search for OC43’s roots is part of a flurry of research, since COVID-19 erupted globally 4 years ago this month, on it and the three other coronaviruses that cause common colds.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 11, 2024
Even common colds seem a little more virulent and tenacious, according to Richard Martinello, a specialist in respiratory viruses at Yale School of Medicine.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2022
The coronaviruses that cause about a third of all common colds appear to infect people as frequently as once a year on average, said Stanley Perlman, a coronavirus expert at the University of Iowa.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2022
In short, the vast majority of common colds are unmistakably infections, and spread from one victim to another, and this is the type of "cold" which causes the majority of rheumatic attacks.
From Preventable Diseases by Woods Hutchinson
