How to Use nausea in a Sentence

nausea

noun
  • A feeling of nausea suddenly came over me.
  • Some people experience nausea when flying.
  • This is known to cause facial flushing, nausea, and of course, headaches.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Of the 64 people who left the the building, 19 complained of vomiting and nausea, Ysea said.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2023
  • And then, when my mom had cancer, Rosanna had to go out and score her weed on the street for her chemo, to help her nausea.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 3 July 2022
  • It’s the nausea and the light or sound sensitivity that can be the worst symptoms to deal with.
    Alice Oglethorpe, Men's Health, 21 Oct. 2022
  • To this day the fear of reentering the Recession Realm causes nausea and fear in most of us.
    Noah Rubin, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Other symptoms to look out for are pain in the ribs, nausea, shortness of breath, and severe headaches.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 June 2022
  • Symptoms of a heart attack include chest pain, pain in the back or arms, shortness of breath, and nausea.
    Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Some have flu-like symptoms such as sore throat, fever, tiredness and nausea.
    Kristina Sgueglia, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The most common symptom is a fever with aches and pains, nausea, vomiting and rash.
    Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The most common symptom is a fever with aches and pains, nausea, vomiting and rash.
    Jack Moore, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Nerve cells misfire, leading to headache and nausea—the first signs of heat exhaustion.
    Aryn Baker, Time, 26 May 2022
  • Common symptoms include fever, nausea, headache and muscle aches, and can last from a few days to a few weeks.
    Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Of those who do get sick, most have mild symptoms, such as fever, sore throat, muscle weakness and nausea.
    Robin Fields, ProPublica, 26 July 2022
  • The virus spread by mosquitoes can cause fever, aches and pains, nausea, vomiting and rash.
    Selene San Felice, Axios, 11 July 2024
  • The change in pressure can cause pain, vertigo, headache and nausea and in some rare cases may impact the judgment of jumpers.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2023
  • The drug also has a few side effects similar to those of thousands of drugs not subject to a REMS, such as nausea.
    Elizabeth Janiak, Scientific American, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Signs include shortness of breath, hives, rapid heartbeat, nausea, confusion, and swelling of the face, tongue, or throat.
    Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2023
  • About one in four people who get sick typically have a high fever, headache, body aches, nausea and a rash, which lasts about one to two weeks, the CDC says.
    Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Others might have flu-like symptoms like fatigue, fever, and nausea.
    Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Is thinking about that retriggering the nausea of that night?
    The Enquirer, 29 Dec. 2022
  • These airborne chemicals can cause dizziness and nausea, and, over the long term, some VOCs can cause cancer.
    Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2023
  • The symptoms for glioblastoma are very nonspecific most times, too, with nausea and headaches chief among them.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 28 July 2022
  • His wife and two children, who had spent the day in the family’s home in Shoreline, Washington, complained of nausea and headaches.
    USA Today, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Steering clear of certain foods known to trigger nausea.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The scent caused nausea and headaches in residents, many of whom temporarily lived in hotels away from it.
    Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022
  • The dose must be slowly increased to reduce side effects, such as nausea and dizziness.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The usual culprits consist of a dry mouth, throbbing headache, aching fatigue, and potentially a bout of nausea.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Curiously, Sauer’s tour of the sausage factory, far from leaving him stricken with nausea, seems to have whetted his appetite for the product.
    Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024

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