Example Sentences
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I felt a stab of pain whenever I coughed or sneezed.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026
Every time he sneezed, I would say, “Bless you,” and he wouldn’t respond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
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
He was told that had he even sneezed before doctors could remove it, he might have died.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2023
This was the time he tried to stuff red hot peppers into his mother’s nose because he was convinced that if the old woman sneezed three times, she would live.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
