Example Sentences

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I felt a stab of pain whenever I coughed or sneezed.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Measles is a highly contagious disease which is spread by coughs and sneezes or by touching things that someone with measles has coughed or sneezed on.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Though initially, this created a buzz that Betelgeuse might go supernova any minute, scientists soon found out that the dimming was actually due to a large fluff of dust that the monster sneezed out.

From Space Scoop • Aug. 20, 2025

In early 2020, the world scrubbed down surfaces, washed hands and sneezed into elbows, desperate to avoid infection with a new coronavirus.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2023

And then he sneezed such a big sneeze that it woke him up.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden