How to Use bronchitis in a Sentence

bronchitis

noun
  • Cory Joseph missed Monday’s game due to a bout with bronchitis.
    Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The main difference is that bronchitis doesn't come with a high fever.
    Amanda Gardner, Health, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The lung infection can also look like bronchitis, a cold, or the flu.
    Karen Pallarito, Health, 6 July 2023
  • Saura was unable to attend due to bronchitis and accepted via a video speech.
    Udita Jhunjhunwala, Variety, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The common cold, the flu, bronchitis and asthma all very much continue to exist.
    Daniel Dale and Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 6 Jan. 2022
  • In April, the pope spent three days at Gemelli Hospital for what the Vatican said was bronchitis.
    Henry Austin, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • When the virus moves to the lower airways into the bronchi or the lungs, pneumonia or bronchitis can develop.
    CBS News, 13 Oct. 2022
  • That meant anyone with bronchitis might be offered a kind of gelatinous hot toddy.
    Chris Baraniuk, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The result can be bronchitis or, worse, pneumonia that fills the lungs with fluid and interferes with the body’s ability to get oxygen to the blood.
    Dan Horn, Cincinnati.com, 16 Apr. 2020
  • It’s been used for thousands of years in traditional and folk medicine to treat a range of issues from bronchitis to skin infections.
    Katie Camero, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Shortness of breath can also be a sign of bronchitis or pneumonia.
    Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The small particles can cause burning eyes, runny nose, scratchy throat, headaches and illness, such as bronchitis.
    Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Prone to bad cases of bronchitis, Rusch, who uses a wheelchair, hasn’t been able to see her friends at the local library or meet up with her women’s Chabad group for months.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2021
  • That night, the train derailed, and two days later, as smoke billowed from the railroad tracks, all six girls developed runny noses and bronchitis-like coughs.
    Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Quecke has chronic bronchitis and asthma and had to stop working as a security guard.
    Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Dec. 2020
  • Indigenous people made an herbal tea from its leaves and berries to treat poison oak rash, bronchitis, and stomach and kidney ailments.
    Brian E. Clark, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The 86-year-old pontiff was taken to Rome’s largest hospital, Gemelli, for bronchitis on Wednesday.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Simpson had severe bronchitis and was on a breathing machine.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2022
  • In her early years, Natalie battled asthma and bronchitis and had challenges with her hearing, nerves and spine.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2022
  • The intense bronchitis cough can be persistent, sometimes lingering for up to three weeks.
    Adele Jackson-Gibson, SELF, 25 Oct. 2022
  • More than 25 studies have shown that short courses also work well for sinus infections and acute flare-ups of chronic bronchitis.
    Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 26 July 2021
  • Sarah missed teaching her first week of school and was left with bronchitis, an ear infection and serious exhaustion.
    Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2021
  • It has even been used to treat conditions like bronchitis and inflammation.
    Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Chest colds are actually the most common type of bronchitis, and typically last less than three weeks.
    Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The Pope was also hospitalized in late March after seeking treatment for bronchitis, the Vatican said at the time.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 7 June 2023
  • Since then, residents of the small town of East Palestine have reported ailments like burning throats, skin rashes and bronchitis.
    Roxana Saberi, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2023
  • And at least one, which causes bronchitis in chickens, has evolved new variants that aren’t covered by previous vaccines.
    Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2020
  • Is released from the hospital after almost two months of treatment for bronchitis.
    CNN, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Swift developed bronchitis after braving the elements — and forced her to cancel shows during the tour.
    Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • In late March, Francis spent three days at Gemelli with an acute case of bronchitis, during which he was treated with intravenous antibiotics.
    Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2023

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