How to Use head cold in a Sentence

head cold

noun

• Schirra came down with a severe head cold about 15 hours into the flight, with the rest of the crew soon joining him.
  — Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 9 Oct. 2018
• God doesn't send the storms or head colds -- those are the result of living in our very human world.
  — Leslie Anne Tarabella, AL.com, 9 Oct. 2017
• Every song on this record is fantastic and punchy…and catchy as a head cold.
  — USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2017
• In all my years of head colds, never once has a doctor sent me home with a prescription for shots.
  — M. Carrie Allan, sacbee, 23 Jan. 2018
• By Monday, Greg Darden seemed to be coming down with a head cold.
  — al, 20 Aug. 2021
• Spiked ice tea, on the other hand, was more reminiscent of a head cold thanks to a lingering DayQuil taste.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 7 May 2018
• Her symptoms felt at first like allergies but escalated to those of a head cold, then the flu.
  — Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com, 1 May 2020
• Untitled was energetic in a way that many people loved but that drove me mad — though a bad head cold didn’t help.
  — Charles Desmarais, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2018
• And the viral infection itself may only cause mild symptoms, like a head cold.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 9 July 2019
• Michelle Spencer said her mother Barbara started out with what appeared to be an ordinary head cold.
  — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 28 Mar. 2020
• Despite a head cold, Fiers (11-3) worked seven scoreless innings and allowed only three hits while striking out a season-high eight.
  — Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, 9 Aug. 2019
• Unfortunately, as stated above, there's no overnight treatment for a head cold.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 15 Nov. 2021
• Classic poisons like hemlock, nightshade, aconite, foxglove, opium, and strychnine were used to treat a range of ails, from the humble head cold to heart conditions, and even worn as makeup.
  — Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2020
• Those who tested positive have either no symptoms or minor symptoms, such as a head cold, the manager said.
  — Aaron Bracy, Star Tribune, 28 July 2021
• Terry Francona didn’t manage Cleveland’s game against Tampa Bay because of a lingering head cold.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2021
• In 2010, the effects of the Great Recession lingered like a persistent head cold and employers played fast and loose with laws regarding unpaid internships.
  — Holly Thomas, CNN, 2 Mar. 2023
• Indians manager Terry Francona returned to the dugout after missing the previous two games with a head cold.
  — Brian Dulik, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
• My father, who has a head cold, responds to physical weakness with irritation.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 24 Nov. 2021
• Teammates have also battled injuries and shin splints, and a recent head cold has made its way around the roster in another attempt to derail consistency.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Oct. 2021
• Indians manager Terry Francona missed his second straight game Sunday with a head cold.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2021
• During scalp-cooling therapy – also known as cap cooling – the patient wears a special cap strapped to their head before, during and after chemotherapy sessions to keep the head cold and prevent the harsh chemo from getting to the hair follicles.
  — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2021
• Hanks wanders into this stressful situation with the energy of a tired uncle, constantly complaining about his bad head cold and reciting bits of the U.S. Constitution to anyone who will listen.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2020

Last Updated: 8 Aug 2024