How to Use tonsillitis in a Sentence

tonsillitis

noun
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  • A month later, Feldstein dropped out of weekend shows to deal with a bout of tonsillitis.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Children are more prone to tonsillitis than adults for a few reasons.
    — Pao Vang, M.d., Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2023
  • When this happens, a person is said to have tonsillitis.
    — Pao Vang, M.d., Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2023
  • Melton missed the season opener and went without a point in his first two games after returning from back-to-back bouts with tonsillitis and the flu.
    — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 26 May 2018
  • But two days before the test date, Buckingham’s son came down with tonsillitis.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Shejust had her fourth child and came down with a chronic case of tonsillitis after one of her older children came home with strep throat.
    — Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The former investment banker grew up plagued by bouts of tonsillitis, sore throats, and constant visits to nose and throat doctors.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2021
  • In 1964, when Starr was hospitalized with tonsillitis, Nicol was recruited to play eight shows with the band.
    — Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2021
  • The final straw came during a semester abroad in Italy when Stein came down with a really bad bout of tonsillitis.
    — Michella Oré, Glamour, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Joao Mario could miss out again with tonsillitis, as could Eder who has muscular fatigue.
    — SI.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • However, most cases of tonsillitis are caused by a common virus and not bacteria.
    — Philly.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • He eventually was diagnosed with flu and tonsillitis and then discharged, but not before he was photographed lying on the floor cushioned by a coat with an oxygen mask nearby.
    — Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019
  • But in 15 to 30 percent of cases, tonsillitis is caused by bacteria, most often a certain type of streptococcus (a.k.a.
    — Claire Gillespie, SELF, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Stein, a Toronto native, had chronic tonsillitis from the age of seven and was severely allergic to antibiotics.
    — Michella Oré, Glamour, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Grint also recounted suffering from tonsillitis for several years after filming 2005's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (the fourth film in the franchise).
    — Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Penicillin is available by prescription and can treat gram-positive bacteria that cause illnesses such as strep throat, tetanus, and tonsillitis.
    — Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Hugo Lloris has returned to London after leaving Tottenham's pre-season tour prematurely due to a case of tonsillitis.
    — SI.com, 22 July 2019
  • Gertrude Whitney entered the picture when little Gloria got tonsillitis.
    — Nancy Bilyeau, Town & Country, 30 Sep. 2016
  • The germs that cause viral and bacterial tonsillitis are contagious.
    — Philly.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Milholland died of tonsillitis, anemia and probable exhaustion before the White House protests began.
    — Alli Hartley-Kong, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2020
  • In October, Miley was hospitalized for tonsillitis, but then doctors discovered that there was also an issue in her vocal chords, one that had actually been brewing for years.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Issues that potentially create blockage of the airway such as sinus infections, nasal polyps and tonsillitis can exacerbate snoring, according to Yale Medicine.
    — Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • In rare cases, bad breath can be caused by other kinds of illnesses or infections — tonsillitis, sinus or lung infections, liver cirrhosis, kidney diseases, pharyngitis or even mouth or neck cancer, Dr. Moretti said.
    — Melinda Wenner Moyer, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The state-of-the-art facility treats a variety of conditions like tonsillitis, removal of adenoids, hand injuries, minor plastic surgery and ophthalmology, and will enable Evelina London to accommodate an additional 2,300 children per year.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Now it is usually performed only when bacterial tonsillitis occurs frequently, doesn’t respond to other treatments, or causes serious complications.
    — Philly.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Doctors typically begin a tonsillitis diagnosis with a medical history and current symptoms.
    — Korin Miller, Health.com, 9 Oct. 2019

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