How to Use symptom in a Sentence

symptom

noun
  • The worst symptom of the flu is the shortness of breath and chest tightness.
    Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The leak may be more a symptom of that decline than a cause.
    Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 8 May 2022
  • Like the first case, the second worker has mild symptoms.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • What are the signs and symptoms of eating too much protein?
    Women's Health, 25 May 2023
  • James didn’t play against the Timberwolves because of the flu-like symptoms.
    Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 9 Apr. 2024
  • And in 12–14 year olds, more girls than boys had at least one symptom lasting more than two months.
    Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2022
  • The pills must be started within the first five days of symptom onset.
    Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 May 2022
  • Initial symptoms, the CDC says, include fever, chills, headaches, a rash with both flat and raised bumps, and sore throat.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Greene’s call, however, is not a cure for the disease in our body politic but a symptom of it.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 25 Feb. 2023
  • To be effective, the pills need to be taken within five days of the first symptom.
    Zachary Hansen, ajc, 10 May 2022
  • Twitter is a symptom of the broader disease that is Big Tech.
    WSJ, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Chest pain is the most frequent symptom of heart attack for both men and women.
    Julie Washington, cleveland, 10 May 2022
  • Most West Nile cases are mild, causing flu-like symptoms and a rash.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 27 July 2024
  • In the small study, those who received the higher doses had flulike symptoms for a few hours.
    Gina Kolata, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
  • She's used to the tell-tale symptom of a butterfly rash, raised scales across the face and nose that appear during flares.
    Alaina Demopoulos, Allure, 3 June 2022
  • Campbell said that the time to treat high blood pressure is before symptoms start.
    Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 14 May 2024
  • Start to finish, the worst of my achalasia symptoms took almost four years to find and treat.
    Rachel S. Hunt, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
  • The events will feature a discussion of the different types of strokes, the signs and symptoms, and risk factors.
    Brian Gioiele, Connecticut Post, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The symptoms have been present for nearly a week, and there is tenderness to both sides of the upper abdomen.
    Eric Snoey, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
  • Hiding the keys just treats a symptom, fleetingly at that.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2023
  • This is the most straightforward way to prevent symptoms.
    Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Headache, fever, nausea or vomiting are some of the symptoms.
    Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The symptoms of vestibular migraine—the world spinning like a globe, days of painless dizziness—seemed to match.
    Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Circling back to Gruner’s comment about the root versus the symptom, employees are the root.
    Shep Hyken, Forbes, 10 July 2022
  • In the first stage, the most distinctive symptom of syphilis is a chancre, which is a circular lesion on the body.
    Amy Yurkanin | Ayurkanin@al.com, al, 24 Sep. 2022
  • The most common symptom is a rash that can appear on the arms, legs, chest or face or on or near the genitals, the health agency said.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The bacteria may also cause swollen lymph nodes near the wound and symptoms like fever, fatigue, headache and loss of appetite.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2023
  • But rates are a symptom of the economy and a lever that business leaders can’t control.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 May 2024
  • While a person infected with the virus may experience unpleasant symptoms, others may show no symptoms at all.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Early recognition of symptoms and isolating cases can limit further spread.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025

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