How to Use mucus in a Sentence

mucus

noun
  • Her nose clogged with thick mucus.
    — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Nasal hair cannot stop them, nor can the mucus in the windpipe.
    — Vijayta Lalwani, Quartz India, 19 Nov. 2019
  • These drops thin the mucus and help your baby move it out of their nose.
    — Jennifer White, Parents, 1 July 2024
  • The practice leaves your face as slimy as slug mucus (hence the name).
    — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Thick mucus filled her nose and went down as far as her lungs, Nguyen said.
    — Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The heat also helps to break down and thin out mucus to help clear it from the body.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Inhale the steam to help thin the mucus and earwax in your ear.
    — Elizabeth Preske, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Sand had stuck to the mucus from her nose, giving her a mustache.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • Early in a cold, your mucus might be clear or slightly cloudy.
    — Health, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Some mucus is a good and healthy thing, keeping most invaders out.
    — Starre Vartan, CNN, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Parents can help clear the mucus with a bulb syringe and saline nasal drops.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 24 Aug. 2023
  • This problem leads to things like thick sticky mucus and extra salty sweat.
    — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The other one looked a bit like grayish-green mucus.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Oils, serums, and snail-mucus masks are a few of the hot categories.
    — Elizabeth Winkler, WSJ, 26 Dec. 2018
  • It was recognized that the mucus in the lung was thick and couldn't be coughed out.
    — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 25 Nov. 2021
  • The virus is known to enter through the mucus membranes of the eyes, nose, and mouth.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Your ability to smell starts in the mucus membranes of our nose.
    — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The mucus thickens even more in the final three days and becomes crusty.
    — Rebecca Stewart, Parents, 21 Dec. 2023
  • These polyps extend above the sand and secrete a mucus net to capture small prey.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The salt water opens the nasal passages by clearing out thick and dried mucus.
    — Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 29 May 2025
  • Their tiny lungs and muscles cannot muster the strength to cough up or sneeze out the mucus in their airways.
    — WIRED, 9 Nov. 2022
  • For babies, suction the mucus from the nose with a bulb syringe.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 25 Aug. 2023
  • During this stage, the mucus is clear and thin and runs constantly.
    — Rebecca Stewart, Parents, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The ocean’s gifts of mercy are the scent of food and the mucus trails of her ancestors.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
  • This keeps the mucus in our colons healthy, which aids in preventing colon cancer.
    — Claire Maldarelli, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2018
  • This may look like blobs of mucus in the toilet or jelly-like strands of mucus on the stool.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 21 June 2025
  • At that point, the appendix walls get holes in them that release things like stool and mucus.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 9 Sep. 2019
  • There, the mucus dries out and becomes so stable that seagulls can land on it and walk around.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2021
  • Sea moss is rich in mucilage, which is a substance that can help to expel mucus from the body.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • No one tells you about how pregnancy fills your nose with mucus and the constant need to pick your nose!
    — Melissa Dahl, The Cut, 30 May 2018

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