How to Use chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a Sentence

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

noun
  • His wife, Sharon O’Sullivan, said the cause was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    New York Times, 12 July 2022
  • His muscle weakness was brought on by the virus, which made his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease worse.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The cause was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, his wife, Anne Gelbspan, said.
    Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The cause was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, said the daughter, Lynn Adkins.
    Washington Post, 12 July 2021
  • Dawson died in hospice in West Hills on March 6 due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The Times reported that Hartz's cause of death was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Andrea Towers, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Black men had the highest rates of the illness, a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that causes lung health to worsen over time and impairs breathing.
    Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The ruling came in a case involving John C. Price, who started smoking at age 12 and died at age 74 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Jim Saunders, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Those with reactive lung disease, such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, adapt to the world on fire.
    Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
  • The cause was complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the band said on its website.
    Alex Williams, New York Times, 29 July 2023
  • The cause was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, said a son, John Sirica.
    Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Shulgin had been in ill health because of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, her daughter, Wendy Tucker, said.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022
  • Some people don’t produce enough of the protein, which can lead to liver damage and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Three months later, his wife died, of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The cause was complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, said a son, Seth Moskowitz.
    Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The cause was cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, said her spouse, Carolee Byrley.
    Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Her daughter, Kate Shepherd, said the cause was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney failure.
    Alex Williams, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Standing all day can be difficult for Robin, who has asthma and the beginnings of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Oliver Whang, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2020
  • The patient, a man in Cali named Victor Escobar, suffered from end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2022
  • His death, from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, was confirmed on the Eagles’ social-media pages.
    Vulture, 28 July 2023
  • Sanders has been coming to the clinic for the past two years for treatment for diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hypertension.
    Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Sep. 2022
  • These compounds have been linked to lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other health problems.
    cleveland, 31 May 2022
  • That play opened in 2021, a year and a half after Jones underwent a double lung transplant after years of suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2023
  • John was 95 and had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, so his family knew that an infection could prove fatal.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2020
  • This pollutant can trigger coughing and shortness of breath, and lead to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, and other diseases.
    Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 June 2021
  • Pavon died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on Nov. 23 at home in Minneapolis, in the company of her daughter.
    Katy Read, Star Tribune, 24 Dec. 2020
  • Dear Annie: My husband passed away in April after suffering for many years from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Jones had a double lung transplant in 2020 because of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and spent nearly two months in a Los Angeles hospital.
    Andrew Dalton, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The cause was bronchopneumonia caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, his wife, Olivia Carino, confirmed in an email.
    Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Many of these residents are plagued by higher rates of coronary heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than in any other part of the city, according to the nonpartisan Alliance for the Great Lakes.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2023

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