How to Use symptom in a Sentence

symptom

noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Dunkley’s sister said their father’s symptoms seemed to come and go.
    Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Both decided to donate their bodies in 2012, around the time that the symptoms of Mr. Haas’s Alzheimer’s disease began to show.
    April Rubin, New York Times, 31 May 2023
  • Jiang and other experts say the best thing a sufferer can do is avoid the pollen that may be triggering symptoms.
    Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Not all of her clients have reported symptoms, but Baehr says the state of Hawaii allows people to sue on the basis of the fear of future health impacts.
    Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Low testosterone itself can cause these symptoms as well.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Its website explains that symptoms go a long time without notice and are often hard to spot.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2023
  • To learn more about the Heimlich maneuver and symptoms of choking, visit mountsinai.org.
    Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The symptoms are very distinctive: the stems of the plants will turn black, there will be black spots on the leaves, and the most distinctive symptom is the plant will defoliate in sections.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Hot peppers themselves may not cause damage to the esophagus, but these symptoms can.
    Anthea Levi, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Many people with herpes have repeat episodes of symptoms later in their life, but some have no symptoms.
    Amanda Gardner, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Melas began a paleo diet and cut out alcohol to lessen the symptoms that remained.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Some symptoms of lung cancer include a cough that never goes away, spitting up blood, shortness of breath, fatigue, pain in the chest area and weight loss.
    Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • They also have been known to relieve the symptoms of cold and flu, as well as warming a body up on a cold, wet night or welcoming the Christmas season.
    Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Mild symptoms can be confused with other illnesses that can cause fever, aches, pains and/or rash.
    Dr. Adiba Matin, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • While these symptoms are rarer, the skin in these bald patches might be a different color from the surrounding skin or feel itchy.
    Ayana Underwood, SELF, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Clinicians are advised to perform MRIs and spinal taps to look for infection—again, even if there are no symptoms.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023
  • Sadness is not a problem to be solved, but rather a symptom of the human (*ahem, amphibian) condition.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Causes, symptoms, treatments Should Medicare move faster to cover these new Alzheimer’s drugs?
    Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
  • The symptoms usually consist of diarrhea, which may be bloody, fever, and belly pain.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Still, to determine the cause of painful orgasms, a healthcare provider will likely ask about your symptoms and health history.
    Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 1 June 2023
  • Instead, it should be used as a complementary treatment to soothe symptoms.
    Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2024

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