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Examples of sore throat in a Sentence
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But more than half of these elite athletes said their symptoms—which included headaches, cough, fever and sore throat—hampered their training for two to four weeks.
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Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024
Davis said that while the current variants don’t seem to be causing severe illness, more people are reporting gastrointestinal symptoms in addition to the fever, sore throat, cough, aches and headache that can be the hallmarks of covid.
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Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
During the first years of the pandemic, common symptoms included sore throat, loss of taste or smell, and fever.
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John Loeppky, Verywell Health, 17 July 2024
Others in the cluster of five had respiratory and typical flu-like symptoms, including fever, chills, sore throat, runny nose, and cough.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1629, in the meaning defined above
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“Sore throat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sore%20throat. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
sore throat
noun
: a throat that is painful because of inflammation
Medical Definition
sore throat
noun
: painful throat due to inflammation of the fauces and pharynx
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