Example Sentences

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It's highly infectious - you can catch it by being in the same room as someone with it who is coughing and sneezing.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023

"He is coughing ... and from the lung X-rays, heart and lung specialists are still worried," Soponrat Singhajaru, a senior doctor at Bangkok's police hospital, told reporters, declining to elaborate because of patient confidentiality.

From Reuters • Aug. 25, 2023

But swearing off masks for good — even when sitting on a plane next to someone who is coughing or sneezing — would unnecessarily put people at higher risk for illness.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023

Employees may want to put on a mask if their co-worker is coughing and chooses not to mask up.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2022

But Jeanne is coughing and choking and Jacob is gasping like a beached fish and William, great William, is sinking.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz