How to Use bronchitis in a Sentence

bronchitis

noun
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  • His wife also was in the hospital around the same time to treat a case of bronchitis.
    — Matt Richardson, Fox News, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Cory Joseph missed Monday’s game due to a bout with bronchitis.
    — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Eastern tribes used the leaves to treat colds, bronchitis, and asthma.
    — Popular Science, 28 Mar. 2020
  • The main difference is that bronchitis doesn't come with a high fever.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Do colds seem to stick around for weeks or turn into bronchitis?
    — Consumer Reports, Washington Post, 16 July 2017
  • The lung infection can also look like bronchitis, a cold, or the flu.
    — Karen Pallarito, Health, 6 July 2023
  • Garuz still had an inhaler used to treat her bronchitis.
    — Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Over the winter months, Francis has battled with bouts of bronchitis, cold and flu.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The couple met in 1982 in New York when Moore's mother was sick with severe bronchitis.
    — Maria Carter, Country Living, 1 Feb. 2017
  • Centeno Santos fell ill with bronchitis the next month.
    — Maria Elena Vizcaino, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 July 2018
  • For the past few months, the pope has been battling frequent bouts of bronchitis, cold and the flu, with regular visits to the hospital for checks on his lungs.
    — NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Saura was unable to attend due to bronchitis and accepted via a video speech.
    — Udita Jhunjhunwala, Variety, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The common cold, the flu, bronchitis and asthma all very much continue to exist.
    — Daniel Dale and Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 6 Jan. 2022
  • In April, the pope spent three days at Gemelli Hospital for what the Vatican said was bronchitis.
    — Henry Austin, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • When the virus moves to the lower airways into the bronchi or the lungs, pneumonia or bronchitis can develop.
    — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Acute bronchitis resolves in a couple of weeks, while chronic bronchitis may last for months and come and go.
    — Kathi Valeii, Verywell Health, 4 July 2024
  • Symptoms include a runny nose, a headache, a cough, a sore throat, and fever, but the virus also can cause pneumonia or bronchitis.
    — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Two emergency room visits, for bronchitis and a bad fall, had left her with thousands of dollars in bills.
    — Abby Goodnough and Reed Abelson, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2016
  • This has meant many 17-hour days, sleepless nights, a couple bouts with bronchitis and the flu, and working many weekends and holidays.
    — Marian Kim-Phelps, Pomerado News, 12 Apr. 2018
  • When her daughter’s cold turned into a five-month bout of bronchitis for Ms. Fender, there was no family close by to help.
    — Lauren Weber, WSJ, 26 June 2018
  • That meant anyone with bronchitis might be offered a kind of gelatinous hot toddy.
    — Chris Baraniuk, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The result can be bronchitis or, worse, pneumonia that fills the lungs with fluid and interferes with the body’s ability to get oxygen to the blood.
    — Dan Horn, Cincinnati.com, 16 Apr. 2020
  • It’s been used for thousands of years in traditional and folk medicine to treat a range of issues from bronchitis to skin infections.
    — Katie Camero, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Shortness of breath can also be a sign of bronchitis or pneumonia.
    — Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Zuniga ticked off a long list of ailments that have sent her child to the doctor in recent months, from parainfluenza to bronchitis (twice).
    — Robert Wilonsky, Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2020
  • The small particles can cause burning eyes, runny nose, scratchy throat, headaches and illness, such as bronchitis.
    — Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Prone to bad cases of bronchitis, Rusch, who uses a wheelchair, hasn’t been able to see her friends at the local library or meet up with her women’s Chabad group for months.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2021
  • That night, the train derailed, and two days later, as smoke billowed from the railroad tracks, all six girls developed runny noses and bronchitis-like coughs.
    — Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • When mold in the apartment upset one of their children’s chronic bronchitis, LARS moved them into a townhouse.
    — Mary Schneidau Sullivan, Laurel Leader, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Aggravation of existing asthma and bronchitis can occur when your fiberglass enters your respiratory tract.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2024

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