walking pneumonia
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of walking pneumonia
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Because this was the family’s busy season, he insisted on working despite a bad cold that turned into walking pneumonia, Louis Jr. said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
When Lakeisha Preston in Mississippi was diagnosed with walking pneumonia in 2019, she ended up with a $4,500 medical bill she couldn’t pay.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2024
“I’m just getting over an eight-week stint of walking pneumonia and then I’m hit with this,” said Andreozzi, 57.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2020
Video clips posted online by fans who were at the performance showed John breaking down in tears as he told the cheering crowd that he could not go on any longer due to walking pneumonia.
From Fox News ● Feb. 17, 2020
Whatever he had, it was clearly more than a cold—perhaps a bronchial infection or walking pneumonia.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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