How to Use mononucleosis in a Sentence

mononucleosis

noun
  • That hit a rough patch when Darnold, the third overall pick in the 2018 draft, missed a chunk of the season with mononucleosis.
    Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Rose caught mononucleosis in April 2018 forcing the junior to miss a week of baseball play.
    Dennis Victory, al, 20 June 2020
  • The 22-year-old Darnold was diagnosed with mononucleosis on Sept. 11 and has missed two games because of the illness.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2019
  • The reigning First Team all-Pac-12 selection has missed the first three weeks with mononucleosis.
    Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 7 Mar. 2023
  • He was sidelined for three games as a rookie with a sprained foot and then three more last year while dealing with mononucleosis.
    Dennis Waszak Jr., baltimoresun.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Siemian was starting in place of Sam Darnold, who is out for three to seven weeks with mononucleosis.
    Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Wolter was worn down by mononucleosis two weeks prior to the final cut for the 2006 US Olympic women’s hockey team.
    Marvin Pave, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2022
  • She’s fought through a car crash injuries and others, mononucleosis and nearly walking away from the sport.
    Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Rookie Cam Johnson was diagnosed with mononucleosis last week and wasn't in the arena when the Suns played.
    Duane Rankin, azcentral, 12 Mar. 2020
  • The Epstein-Barr virus can cause mononucleosis, but usually stays dormant in the body.
    Fortune, 26 Jan. 2022
  • That was the game where Fredette, still recovering from mononucleosis, had 33 of BYU’s 71 points; a sign in the student section asked which one of his wives gave it to him.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2022
  • But a lengthy bout of mononucleosis kept Cunningham out of all but nine of Samford's 32 games as a senior this past season.
    Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2018
  • The Mountain Pointe product had been out with mononucleosis.
    Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2021
  • Early assessment: Got off to a great start but then missed about two months because of mononucleosis.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 16 June 2018
  • Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the primary cause of mononucleosis and is so common that 95 percent of adults carry it.
    Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Thomas has started three games in a row in place of true freshman Josh Remetich, who is recovering from mononucleosis.
    G Smith, NOLA.com, 4 Nov. 2020
  • Symptoms of mononucleosis include a sore throat, enlarged tonsils, laryngitis, swollen lymph nodes in the neck or armpits, fever, head and body aches.
    New York Times, 29 June 2018
  • Darnold had missed the past three games while recovering from mononucleosis.
    oregonlive, 13 Oct. 2019
  • Remetich, from Holy Cross, started the first four games before being sidelined with mononucleosis.
    G Smith, NOLA.com, 14 Nov. 2020
  • But the timing seemed odd: I’d been diagnosed with mononucleosis a few months before and as a result had been forced to stop exercising.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 May 2020
  • She was sidelined for the majority of the season with mononucleosis.
    Jenna Ciccotelli, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Auburn closer Cody Greenhill inching closer to return to bullpen after bout with mononucleosisBullpen help could soon be on the way for No.
    Creg Stephenson, AL.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Siemian was starting in place of Sam Darnold, who’s sidelined for at least a few weeks while recovering from mononucleosis.
    oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2019
  • But doctors still had no answers after 10 blood tests and checks for mononucleosis and other issues.
    Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 24 May 2018
  • The Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis, puts those with it at a higher risk for multiple sclerosis down the road, a recent study found.
    Erin Prater, Fortune, 8 May 2022
  • Darnold missed three games with mononucleosis near the beginning of last season, and struggled upon his return.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2020
  • After recovering from the mononucleosis, Lehman earned a spot at his second Olympics in Korea in 2018.
    George Castle, chicagotribune.com, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The Jets, meanwhile, are finally settled at quarterback now that Sam Darnold has recovered from a case of mononucleosis that forced him to miss three games.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2019
  • He was shut down last summer after being diagnosed with a severe case of mononucleosis just days after the draft.
    Ryan Divish, The Seattle Times, 27 Mar. 2019
  • Researchers also found a herpes virus, an enterovirus and Epstein-Barr virus, which can cause mononucleosis.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 30 Mar. 2023

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