How to Use respiratory system in a Sentence

respiratory system

noun
  • Adding this to a virus that attacks the respiratory system could then make things a lot worse.
    — Lindsay Weinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2020
  • Adding moisture to the air feels so good for the skin and respiratory system.
    — Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
  • As though the nose were somehow not a part of the respiratory system.
    — Matt Bean, Sunset Magazine, 18 June 2020
  • These items will keep mold spores from getting on your hands or into your respiratory system or eyes.
    — Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2024
  • That will help prevent spores from getting in your eyes or in your respiratory system.
    — Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Some people can no longer even be in the same room as a pet without their respiratory system sounding the alarm.
    — Christiane Gelitz, Scientific American, 4 May 2023
  • The problem with that is the respiratory system doesn't adapt in the same way as the pain pathway system.
    — Lynne Terry, OregonLive.com, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Wear protective gear, such as gloves and a mask, to protect your skin and respiratory system.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Too much blood got squeezed back into her tiny lungs with each heartbeat, straining her respiratory system.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 13 Nov. 2022
  • The respiratory system includes the nose, throat, voice box, windpipe and lungs.
    — Guest Columnist/cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 1 Apr. 2018
  • There’s plenty of hype about ways of boosting your respiratory system.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The respiratory system is not the only way toxins in the air can enter our bodies.
    — Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Bear mace is a strong irritant to a person’s eyes and respiratory system.
    — orlandosentinel.com, 18 July 2021
  • The dinosaur had a complex respiratory system and the air sacs connected to its lungs.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Feb. 2022
  • But that's not all - certain detergents can also be tough on your skin and respiratory system!
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
  • That is merely to wake yourself up, bring yourself present, kind of get your respiratory system kicked off in the morning on your bedside.
    — Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 23 July 2024
  • Brooms get at crumbs, but to rein in the teeny-tiny particles that irritate your respiratory system, swab down or squeegee once a week.
    — Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The thin air makes your breathing more shallow and frequent, which creates greater fluid loss through the respiratory system.
    — Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online, 3 July 2018
  • The air on that beach, the resident said, felt as if there was pepper in it and was irritating their respiratory system.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Officials at the news conference said the latest lab test showed there was no trace of the virus in the patient's respiratory system.
    — James Griffiths, CNN, 3 Feb. 2020
  • How, in fact, does the pandemic virus that has so changed the world cross over into the brain after entering the respiratory system?
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 20 July 2022
  • But the report also says there is evidence that long-term use of cannabis can affect a person’s respiratory system.
    — Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • But by and large, the virus still primarily affects the respiratory system.
    — Cathy Cassata, Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The microplastic fibers have entered the food chain, are in our drinking water and enter our respiratory systems.
    — Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Eventually, the cardiac and respiratory systems could fail and lead to death.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But the respiratory system is the biggest concern.
    — Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 July 2025
  • To make the trip down your throat and into your respiratory system, the dust must be less than five microns across—just smaller than the diameter of a red blood cell.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 16 May 2017
  • India is now struggling with two major health challenges that are both assaulting the respiratory system and peaking at the same time.
    — New York Times, 15 Oct. 2020
  • This classic scent provides a minty fresh sensation that promotes clear breathing and a healthy respiratory system.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Deaths from or likely from the illness that attacks the respiratory system remained flat during the latest uptick, city data show.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 24 June 2020

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