How to Use common cold in a Sentence

common cold

noun

• In nursing homes, even the common cold can cause deadly outbreaks.
  — Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2021
• Would people who get the common cold via the adenovirus also get these clots?
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Apr. 2021
• Martinez was out of the lineup Saturday with what the team described as a common cold.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2021
• There is no cure for the common cold, but a humidifier can be very soothing for the congestion that comes with it.
  — Angie Parkinson, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2021
• The common cold is a conventional term for a mild respiratory illness with symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, a stuffy nose and sore throat.
  — Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 18 May 2021
• Multiple variants may be circulating in the country at the same time, as is the case for common cold coronaviruses and influenza.
  — Apoorva Mandavilli and Benjamin Mueller, Star Tribune, 3 Apr. 2021
• Scientists compared the evolution of viruses that cause the common cold with influenza viruses to draw their conclusions.
  — Julie Washington, cleveland, 30 Mar. 2021
• But definitely wash your hands or use hand sanitizer (for many, many reasons like preventing bugs that cause diarrhea, not just to prevent the common cold).
  — Amy Graff, Chron, 3 June 2021
• Cases of regular coronavirus, which causes the common cold, are up, as are human metapneumovirus, which causes cough, fever, nasal congestion and shortness of breath.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 25 May 2021
• Universal masking would reduce spread of the flu, the common cold and other infections, but that has never been thought to justify mandating it except during a pandemic.
  — James Taranto, WSJ, 18 May 2021
• For the most part the latest version of the virus is more like a mild flu or a common cold.
  — Carl Weiser, The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2022
• How is one to know if an illness is the common cold with cough for weeks or the virus?!
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2021
• But it’s not just a matter of taking off for the common cold.
  — Malaika Jabali, Essence, 2 Dec. 2022
• The research on zinc's effect on the common cold has been mixed.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 19 May 2024
• Sometimes a common cold virus, like rhinovirus, is in the mix.
  — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
• And more than 200 viruses (!) can cause the common cold, according to the CDC.
  — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
• And the Omicron variant can’t be equated with the common cold.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2021
• The Cleveland Clinic says the common cold lasts seven to 10 days: Days 1 to 3: This is the early stages of the cold.
  — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
• This goes for the common cold, the flu and viruses that could be life-threatening.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2022
• In fact, one study found that zinc lozenges were able to reduce the duration of the common cold by 33%.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
• That included the delta and omicron variants and the common cold virus.
  — Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2022
• Although the infection feels like a cold or the flu for many people, this is not the common cold.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 10 Sep. 2023
• The symptoms of the common cold are typically a stuffy head, the sniffles and body aches.
  — Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2021
• Lewis: The symptoms of RSV are often similar to the common cold.
  — Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2023
• Rhinovirus, cause of the common cold, rarely sends people to the hospital.
  — Frances Stead Sellers, Anchorage Daily News, 13 June 2022
• Will there also be an increase in cases of the common cold?
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022
• For most, Covid will be no more serious than the common cold.
  — Dr. Tom Frieden, CNN, 23 July 2021
• But the idea of an over-the-counter way to shorten the misery of a common cold has proved wildly popular.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2024
• For this review, the Cochrane team looked at 34 studies conducted across 13 countries that examined zinc products and the treatment or prevention of the common cold.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2024
• In addition, research has shown that vitamin C can help reduce the severity and duration of the common cold.
  — Kelly Kamenetzky, Parents, 9 July 2024

Last Updated: 12 Sep 2024