How to Use hay fever in a Sentence

hay fever

noun
  • What are best ways to prevent hay fever symptoms?
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2026
  • What causes hay fever in the summer?
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 29 May 2026
  • With springtime beauty comes the beast of hay fever.
    — Hali Smith march 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Some people with eczema go on to develop asthma and hay fever.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 14 Sep. 2023
  • This pollen exposure isn’t just a problem for people with hay fever.
    — Lewis Ziska, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Nasal sprays like Nasacort and Flonase can also help those hay fever symptoms.
    — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Symptoms of hay fever include a runny or stuffed nose, itchy eyes, and skin, and sneezing.
    — Devika Rao, The Week, 27 Apr. 2023
  • By the 1890s, knowledge of hay fever, and ways to avoid it, were common.
    — Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
  • But Cho isn’t studying irksome effects like hay fever, or what pollen means for the plants that make it.
    — Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Less common is ear, eye and skin reactions, along with hay fever and flulike symptoms.
    — Lisa Cianci, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 June 2018
  • People with asthma, eczema and hay fever seem to experience it more.
    — David King, CNN, 13 Dec. 2017
  • My cheeks, nose, and lips are often pretty swollen; add bad hay fever into the mix, and my face takes a good while to go down.
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Meanwhile, one-third of children with eczema will develop asthma or hay fever.
    — Holly Pevzner, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
  • His chronic ailments were hay fever (which is hard on a man who mows hay), headaches, and La Grippe.
    — Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Symptoms of hay fever include sneezing, a runny or stuffy nose, watery or red eyes, and an itchy nose and throat.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In the case of hay fever, the mast cell activation occurs in the eyes, nose, and lungs, Hsu said.
    — John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Some of its consequences, like hay fever, are merely annoying.
    — The Economist, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Pollen is one of the most common triggers of seasonal allergies, or hay fever.
    — cleveland, 12 May 2022
  • It is commonly used to treat symptoms of allergies, common cold, and hay fever.
    — Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Spring is often seen as the peak of allergy season, but fall is also a common time of year to suffer from hay fever.
    — Maggie Horton, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Rhinitis is a symptom of the common cold or hay fever, but chronic sinusitis lasts longer than those issues.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 15 Feb. 2018
  • And how can having someone prod your body with skinny needles relieve aches, pains or horrible hay fever?
    — Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Many others followed his example, fleeing hay fever by going where pollen was quickly blown away.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 16 Mar. 2017
  • These trees release huge quantities of pollen in the winter months, which can spark allergic rhinitis or hay fever.
    — Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The animals may be spared the misery of hay fever caused by the ragweed pollen that will inevitably drift into their box on currents of air.
    — Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 20 July 2015
  • The active ingredient in a common over-the-counter allergy spray may do more than ease hay fever symptoms.
    — New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Pollen allergy, also known as hay fever, is one of the most common seasonal allergies.
    — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 8 July 2024
  • Otherwise known as hay fever, an allergic reaction to pollens of grasses, weeds and trees.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Allergy-proof your day – Now that hay fever season has hit, your first instinct might be to pop an antihistamine.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Others are confused by the similarity of symptoms for Covid and hay fever.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 10 July 2024

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