measle
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“The best way to protect yourself and your family from infection is with the highly effective measle vaccine,” Los Angeles County Health Officer Dr. Muntu Davis said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024
“Maybe it’s the measle? You never had it. Katie either.”
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
Yes; well, one of them measle spots is Hello Island.
From Cape Cod Stories by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
One of them is said to have got away disguised as a measle.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 1, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
I drop my head on my breast, and it is like when I am little and the measle go in.
From The Skeleton On Round Island From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899 by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell
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