How to Use head cold in a Sentence

head cold

noun
  • The disease presents as a cough, fever, head cold and rash on the face or neck.
    — Meira Gebel, Axios, 29 July 2024
  • Every song on this record is fantastic and punchy…and catchy as a head cold.
    — USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2017
  • God doesn't send the storms or head colds -- those are the result of living in our very human world.
    — Leslie Anne Tarabella, AL.com, 9 Oct. 2017
  • In all my years of head colds, never once has a doctor sent me home with a prescription for shots.
    — M. Carrie Allan, sacbee, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Going to bed with wet hair could give you a hornet’s nest worth of tangles or a stubborn head cold.
    — Hasina Jeelani, Vogue, 26 July 2024
  • Schirra came down with a severe head cold about 15 hours into the flight, with the rest of the crew soon joining him.
    — Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 9 Oct. 2018
  • Her symptoms felt at first like allergies but escalated to those of a head cold, then the flu.
    — Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com, 1 May 2020
  • And the viral infection itself may only cause mild symptoms, like a head cold.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 9 July 2019
  • Untitled was energetic in a way that many people loved but that drove me mad — though a bad head cold didn’t help.
    — Charles Desmarais, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Making matters worse, the right-hander was battling a persistent head cold.
    — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
  • Unfortunately, as stated above, there's no overnight treatment for a head cold.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 15 Nov. 2021
  • By Monday, Greg Darden seemed to be coming down with a head cold.
    — al, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Michelle Spencer said her mother Barbara started out with what appeared to be an ordinary head cold.
    — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 28 Mar. 2020
  • Spiked ice tea, on the other hand, was more reminiscent of a head cold thanks to a lingering DayQuil taste.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 7 May 2018
  • Those who tested positive have either no symptoms or minor symptoms, such as a head cold, the manager said.
    — Aaron Bracy, Star Tribune, 28 July 2021
  • Schirra came down with a head cold in space, which soured his mood, and both Cunningham and Eisele fell in step with their commander.
    — Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2017
  • My father, who has a head cold, responds to physical weakness with irritation.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Herro missed Wednesday’s shootaround with a head cold and has been ruled out for Wednesday night’s Cavaliers game.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Teammates have also battled injuries and shin splints, and a recent head cold has made its way around the roster in another attempt to derail consistency.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Indians manager Terry Francona missed his second straight game Sunday with a head cold.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2021
  • Also, Ross and I picked up head colds for a couple of days, which made things a little more uncomfortable, but luckily not unbearable.
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Despite a head cold, Fiers (11-3) worked seven scoreless innings and allowed only three hits while striking out a season-high eight.
    — Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Classic poisons like hemlock, nightshade, aconite, foxglove, opium, and strychnine were used to treat a range of ails, from the humble head cold to heart conditions, and even worn as makeup.
    — Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2020
  • While stationed at Fort Dix in New Jersey, he was assigned to study the seasonal flood of head cold and flu cases among new recruits.
    — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 21 May 2024
  • Indians manager Terry Francona returned to the dugout after missing the previous two games with a head cold.
    — Brian Dulik, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
  • Terry Francona didn’t manage Cleveland’s game against Tampa Bay because of a lingering head cold.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2021
  • But about 15 hours into the flight, astronaut Wally Schirra began developing the symptoms of a bad head cold, with the rest of his team following suit.
    — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • During scalp-cooling therapy – also known as cap cooling – the patient wears a special cap strapped to their head before, during and after chemotherapy sessions to keep the head cold and prevent the harsh chemo from getting to the hair follicles.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2021
  • In 2010, the effects of the Great Recession lingered like a persistent head cold and employers played fast and loose with laws regarding unpaid internships.
    — Holly Thomas, CNN, 2 Mar. 2023

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