How to Use croup in a Sentence

croup

noun
  • Kids grow out of getting croup by around age 5 or 6.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Those who have smaller airways, like my son, may persist with croup for longer.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Many shared their experiences with a case of croup in their households.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Sarah learned that Ellie’s cough was called croup and was due to swelling around her vocal cords, which can happen with viral infections.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Complications from measles include ear infections, hearing loss, pneumonia, croup, diarrhea, blindness, and swelling of the brain, the CDC said.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Possible complications can include croup, pneumonia, asthma attacks, middle ear infections, bronchiolitis and fever, the CDC said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026

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