How to Use airway in a Sentence

airway

noun
  • The upper airway is not a rigid tube.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • The airways are the passages that bring air to the lungs.
    — Lauren O'Connor, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Fenoterol is a drug designed to open the airways to the lungs.
    — David Brandt, Houston Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2018
  • The steam from the fluid can help open up your nose and airways.
    — Joy Emeh, Health, 4 Dec. 2025
  • With his airways blocked, the father wakes up and shakes him off.
    — Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Loose teeth could be knocked down the throat when tubes are put into the airway.
    — Carla K. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Keeping an airway open is the first rule of saving a life.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Knockoffs are small enough for a child to fit the doll in their mouth and block their airway.
    — Devonne Goode, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Coughing is your body's way of trying to keep the airways clear.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The baby has stopped breathing; shift her head so that her airway opens.
    — David Wallace, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The steam can help break up congestion and clear airways.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Those who have smaller airways, like my son, may persist with croup for longer.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Make sure there's nothing in the person's mouth or cheek that would block their airway.
    — Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Her airway had narrowed to the size of the opening of a drinking straw.
    — Justin L. MacK, The Indianapolis Star, 4 July 2021
  • Another puts a small stick into the tip of his trunk to keep the airway open.
    — National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2016
  • Use a pacifier during nap and sleep times to keep airways open.
    — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 29 Apr. 2019
  • As the body reacts and tries to heal, the tissue swells and can narrow the airways.
    — Denise Grady, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2019
  • Choking occurs when food or small objects get caught in the throat and block the airway.
    — Lauren Harrison, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 3 Apr. 2021
  • Peck pushed a tube down the windpipe to open an airway and covered his torso with a chest seal.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2019
  • Dying tissue in your lungs can spill blood into your airways.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Since the voice box and the airway are at the front of the neck, a fracture can impact two parts of the body.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The equipment protects a person's airway and breathes for them.
    — Denise Moran, Elgin Courier-News, 1 May 2017
  • This helps keep their airway open when moving large amounts of air through their massive bodies and not choke.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The best way to do that is to keep the head and shoulders aligned which keeps the airway as open as possible.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 24 May 2022
  • What’s more, the leaves contain oils that, when burned, irritate our airways.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Breathing in hot, humid air can narrow the airways.
    — Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But deep in the airway, T cells may provide a second line of defense.
    — Carl Zimmer, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2021
  • To prevent this, your jaw may grind back and forth to keep the airway open, which can result in restless sleep.
    — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Walking on two feet freed our hands, but introduced a bend into our airway.
    — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Avitia ran to the driver and struck her back a couple times, clearing her airway.
    — chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2019

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