How to Use sinus in a Sentence

sinus

noun
  • The one thing that can help your itchy eyes, sneezing, and sinus headaches?
    Leonora Epstein, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
  • The leaves can be used to brew a soothing tea for sinus problems.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2022
  • But on June 13, the girl developed a frontal headache, sinus pressure, and mild cough.
    Frank Gluck, USA TODAY, 8 July 2020
  • When an aye-aye picks its nose, its finger travels through the sinus, into the throat, and into the mouth.
    Justin Beal, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022
  • Even without the usual dusting of crab boil, the shrimp have a sinus-clearing kick.
    al, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Many users say the ice roller has also helped relieve sinus pressure and headaches.
    Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Her sinus was full of black fungus, an MRI scan revealed.
    Washington Post, 22 June 2021
  • One of the worst parts about catching a mid-summer cold is trying to fall asleep with a clogged, stuffy nose and sinus pressure.
    Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 1 July 2021
  • The birds might be singing, but your sinuses are screaming for relief.
    Adele Jackson-Gibson, Good Housekeeping, 24 Mar. 2020
  • He's got a little bit of a sinus issue now, his breathing.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2022
  • Garza had many of the common symptoms — headache, sinus pressure, loss of taste and smell, nausea.
    Emilie Eaton, ExpressNews.com, 11 July 2020
  • The shape of a sinus, a filling, an operation from years ago.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Williams went to the doctor on Sept. 8 because of a sinus infection.
    Dennis Victory, al, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Pink has canceled a tour stop due to a sinus infection.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Try rinsing your nose with saline or breathing in steam to clear your sinuses.
    Karen Pallarito, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Sood says the signs of a sinus infection in kids can be subtle and parents don’t always know what to watch for.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 28 Apr. 2023
  • One weekend in June, Rush came down with what felt like a sinus infection.
    Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020
  • This has revealed the brain, the sense organs, sinuses, blood vessels, and nerves that are hidden inside the skull of T. rex.
    Robert Clark, National Geographic, 2 June 2018
  • The plan was to put a plate in my eye socket to keep my eye from sinking into my sinus cavity.
    Chelsea Myslik, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
  • And then also, my sinuses were bothering me at the time, too.
    Jeff Truesdell, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Most of the horseshoe crab blood is in the gills, and LAL technicians only use a small portion contained in sinus sack.
    Doug Fraser, USA TODAY, 16 June 2020
  • On July 20, Josh came home from work with a slight cough initially thought to be sinus trouble.
    BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2021
  • Cautious parents can look out for sinus infections and if their child wakes up with a red, swollen eye, Sood told CNN.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Two years ago she was diagnosed with sick sinus syndrome, which means her heart stops for 30 seconds at a time.
    Alyssa Jung, Woman's Day, 5 Sep. 2019
  • None have come close to the brightness and striking cool that comes into my sinuses with a few sprays of European Mist.
    Parker Hall, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Lotta sinus drainage type stuff, scratchy in my throat and some muscle aches but no cough or breathing issues fyi.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Many times, a sinus infection goes away on its own, taking your clogged ear issue with it.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 30 Mar. 2022
  • In almost every case, kids would get an earache or a sinus infection, with a headache and fever, Bragg told CNN.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Also, the milk sinuses won’t be properly compressed by your baby’s tongue and jaw.
    Stephanie Brown, Parents, 16 July 2024
  • Breathing in air pollution can cause inflammation in your nasal and sinus tissues along with postnasal drip.
    Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 1 July 2024

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