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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

sore loser, sorely, Sorensen, Sörenstam, sore shin, sore throat, sorgho, sorghum, sorghum beer, sorgo, sori

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
I took out my knife, my Ka-Bar, and knocked his teeth out, but they fell into his throat.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But for the real Mark Schultz, whom Tatum plays in the film Foxcatcher, it has become a sore point.
Wrestler Mark Schultz Hates the ‘Sickening and Insulting Lies’ of ‘Foxcatcher’|Rich Goldstein|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The pressure against my throat seemed completely constricting.
Mailer’s Letters Pack a Punch and a Surprising Degree of Sweetness|Ronald K. Fried|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With senility's fingers at his throat, it was clear that no more movies were going to be made.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He died in July after being grabbed around the throat by a cop and wrestled to ground where the breath flew out of him.
The Wildly Peaceful, Human, Almost Boring, Ultimately Great New York City Protests for Eric Garner|Mike Barnicle|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Father had been in sore straits of mind, as month after month had passed without tidings of his "blessed child."
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
A sob rose in her throat, and broke from her lips transformed into a trembling, sharp, glad cry.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Conny stepped smilingly forward, and proceeded to affix the band around the vicar's massive throat.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Henceforth he must remember Winifred only when his sword was at the throat of some wretched mutineer appealing for mercy.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
She is a model of the Brisk—the little Brisk that was sore exposed that day at Navarino.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling

Medical definitions for sore throat

sore throat

Any of various inflammations of the tonsils, pharynx, or larynx characterized by pain in swallowing.