How to Use cold sore in a Sentence

cold sore

noun
  • The object is to avoid kissing the one with the cold sore.
    Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The cold sore will crust over and heal within one to two weeks.
    Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
  • What about using tea tree oil for things like cold sores and warts?
    Krissy Brady, SELF, 4 Oct. 2018
  • The only thing worse than a cold sore is a permanent scar where a cold sore once was.
    Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The exact cause of canker sores is unknown, but HSV-1 causes cold sores.
    Amanda Gardner, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Mike Pence is fighting against chapped lips and cold sores from kissing Trump's ring.
    Jeff Darcy, cleveland.com, 24 Dec. 2017
  • Herpes type 1 or oral herpes is a virus that causes painful cold sores on your mouth and lips.
    Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Normally the virus is latent (present at a low level) and does not cause cold sores.
    Colleen Burge, Smithsonian, 12 Sep. 2017
  • That's another symptom, but the fear spreads faster than a cold sore from Bill Clinton.
    Fox News, 5 Aug. 2018
  • Herpes, the virus that causes cold sores, is still very common in the U.S., the latest statistics show.
    Maggie Fox /, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Neither Angus or myself have ever had a cold sore in our lives.
    Michelle Gant, Fox News, 19 July 2018
  • Cold and flu virus, cold sores, those viruses they're not usually not transferred through food.
    NBC News, 28 Nov. 2019
  • Type 1 of the herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) causes cold sores, also called oral herpes.
    Health Editorial Team, Health, 30 Oct. 2023
  • In 2015, a new mom from England shared shocking photos of her newborn daughter covered with cold sores.
    Katina Beniaris, Woman's Day, 18 July 2017
  • But after a stressful situation, the virus replicates and cold sores emerge.
    Colleen Burge, Smithsonian, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Oral herpes typically presents as cold sores, which contain and transmit the virus.
    Amy Capetta, SELF, 3 Nov. 2017
  • And if the makeup artist responsible for Pfeiffer's oozing cold sore didn't get an Oscar, they were robbed.
    Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The man had entered the trial with an infection of herpes simplex virus type I (HSV-1), which mainly causes cold sores.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2017
  • Herpes spreads most easily when someone has a visible cold sore via skin-to-skin contact, like a kiss.
    Sarah Klein, Health.com, 31 Oct. 2017
  • For instance, if an unplanned pimple or cold sore pops up on the day of shooting, it'll probably be edited out in post production.
    Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Online prescribing is available for birth control, ED, hair loss, high cholesterol, cold sores, and acid reflux.
    Olivia Campbell, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2023
  • For the first few weeks of a baby’s life, anyone with an active cold sore—blood relative, presidential candidate, or both—would do well to keep away.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2022
  • In the first century A.D., the emperor Tiberius tried to outlaw kissing at state functions, likely because of an epidemic of cold sores.
    Franz Lidz, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Benzocaine is also used in popular over-the-counter products for toothaches and cold sores in adults, including Orajel and Anbesol and generic drugstore brands.
    Matthew Perrone, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2018
  • The hallmark of a common virus that potentially impacts 80 percent of the United States, cold sores can appear out of nowhere and look like small blisters, which eventually crust over.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Some people with herpes don’t get those tingling feelings before developing a cold sore.
    Mark Hay, SELF, 26 Jan. 2024
  • To hear Fallon and Connolly recount their epic hang-out sesh, though, is to listen to a full-force emotional roller coaster, punctuated by pissed-off popcorn ladies and massive 80-feet cold sores.
    Sean Fitz-Gerald, Esquire, 23 May 2015
  • The pair laugh things off before arriving at their destination where, cold sore notwithstanding, Veronica is ready to get closer to Justin than ever.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Numbing medication caused her reaction In his patient’s case, her reaction was caused by benzocaine, an active ingredient found in over-the-counter toothache and cold sore medicine.
    Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2019
  • For instance, overexposure to sunlight can bring about immune system suppression, which is why some people with herpes develop cold sores after spending time in the sun.
    Nina Bahadur, SELF, 8 Sep. 2018

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