How to Use cough syrup in a Sentence

cough syrup

noun
  • Liquid products, such as cough syrup, should be sealed in their original container.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Medications Do not grab that expired cough syrup from your cabinet and head toward the sink to pour it out.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Investigators zoomed in on one of the sweatshirts, hoping the unique cough syrup graphics would help with identification.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The mixture, also known as purple drank, sizzurp, or dirty sprite, usually contains prescription-strength cough syrup that usually contains codeine or promethazine and a soft drink.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Veeze’s signature rapping voice, which sounds like his vocal cords are coated in phlegm and cough syrup, is increasingly versatile, despite the sometimes half-asleep delivery.
    — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026
  • His attorney says the arrest resulted from a coordinated surrender after a November search where police found prescription cough syrup with the rapper’s fingerprint on it.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • Some over‑the‑counter products that can pose risks include certain antihistamines, commonly found in allergy and cold remedies, nighttime sleep aids, motion sickness medications, and cough syrups, which can induce sleepiness or slow down cognitive function.
    — Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In that case, Cohen alleges an officer searched a car where the rapper, born Bill Kapri, was not present, but law enforcement fingerprinted a bottle of prescription cough syrup found on the scene that purportedly had his fingerprint on it.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • For example, the contaminated cough syrups in The Gambia, Indonesia and Uzbekistan were manufactured in India.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Often found in cough syrups and combination pain medications, this opioid is controlled or outright banned in countries including the UAE, Japan, Greece, and Indonesia.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
  • On Wednesday, Indian police did arrested the owner of the cough syrup maker, Sresan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • New Delhi — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday issued a health advisory warning against the use and distribution of three cough syrups believed to be responsible for the deaths of several children in India over the last month.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025

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