sore throat

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noun Pathology.

a painful or sensitive condition of the throat exaggerated by swallowing or talking, usually caused by bacteria or viruses; laryngitis; pharyngitis; tonsillitis.

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Origin of sore throat

First recorded in 1680–90

Words nearby sore throat

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How to use sore throat in a sentence

When they have symptoms, they are similar to adults’—cough, fever, sore throat, and runny nose—but less severe.
Why aren’t kids getting vaccinated?|Niall Firth|February 8, 2021|MIT Technology Review
I’m not so impressed if a vaccine can prevent someone from developing a sore throat or runny nose.
Here’s why vaccines can end our covid nightmare|Leana Wen|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
He told a nurse that he had a bad headache, chills and a sore throat.
To stay or to go?|Hannah Dreier|December 26, 2020|Washington Post
Sore throat, congestion or runny noseA sore throat, congestion or runny nose are less frequently associated with covid-19, but they still occur in enough cases that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added them to its list.
The covid-19 symptoms to watch out for|Angela Fritz|December 2, 2020|Washington Post

During spring training, a number of Red Sox players came down with the grippe, suffering from fevers and sore throats.
This Year's World Series Isn't the First Played During a Pandemic. Here's What Happened to Baseball in 1918|Melissa August|October 23, 2020|Time
Polio is a stealthy infection, often producing no symptoms or perhaps a slight fever and a sore throat.
Pakistan: Mullahs and Militants Keep Polio Alive|Sami Yousafzai|December 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Leo flushed, and began again with a sore throat and a bad temper.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
School-children at times have what appears to be mere sore throat but which is really diphtheria in the naturally immune.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
If within the week any child shows signs of sore throat send it home immediately.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
For instance, I would like to know just now whether turkey gobblers ever suffer from speaker's sore throat.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur
We were informed that the Carter who goes with the Team is ill of the sore Throat!
Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian: A Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, 1773-1774.|Philip Vickers Fithian