How to Use upper respiratory in a Sentence

upper respiratory

adjective
  • The team found more virus in the lungs of human corpses than in the upper respiratory tract.
    — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • By then, there is no longer live virus in your upper respiratory system.
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2020
  • This first takes place in the upper respiratory tract, which includes the nose, mouth, larynx and bronchi.
    — USA Today, 14 Mar. 2020
  • Joy had a wound around her neck and an upper respiratory infection.
    — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 28 Dec. 2019
  • Murray has missed the past three games with an upper respiratory illness.
    — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2022
  • These include headache, chills, swelling of the lymph nodes, upper respiratory tract symptoms such as cough, sore throat and fever and fatigue.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Okafor did not attend the game due to an upper respiratory infection.
    — Keith Pompey, Philly.com, 28 Oct. 2017
  • Many of the cats had severe upper respiratory infections or open wounds.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Most of the puppies showed signs of upper respiratory infection, and one puppy had wounds.
    — Mike Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2021
  • These viruses infect the upper respiratory tract (nose and throat).
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 22 May 2025
  • These viruses affect the upper respiratory tract, which makes up the throat, nose, sinuses, and voice box.
    — Laura Schober, Health, 3 July 2024
  • And that illness could have been as simple as an upper respiratory tract infection.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Or, according to Swartzberg, the virus may be present in just one part of the upper respiratory tract, but not throughout.
    — Annie Vainshtein, SFChronicle.com, 16 June 2020
  • The common cold and the flu are examples of upper respiratory tract infections caused by a virus.
    — Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 1 July 2024
  • This first happens in the upper respiratory tract and the lungs, where the virus can damage the person’s ability to breathe well.
    — Peter Kasson, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Three 8-week-old kittens came with in with their eyes shut from goo likely caused by upper respiratory infections.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 1 June 2018
  • The variants are causing more upper respiratory, cold and flu-like symptoms, including fever, night sweats and sore throat.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 13 July 2022
  • The range of possible symptoms is wide but centers on the upper respiratory system.
    — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 13 May 2022
  • The spike protein allows the virus to dock onto the cells lining the human upper respiratory system.
    — Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2020
  • Josh currently has a relentless upper respiratory infection that has not yet had the chance to heal.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2019
  • Gobert had been tested for the flu, strep throat and an upper respiratory infection in the morning but his symptoms lessened as the day went on.
    — Giana Han, al, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Instead, tests found viruses that cause the common cold and other mild upper respiratory infections, the study said.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2021
  • So far, there’s been reassurance because the virus is unable to latch onto the cells in the human upper respiratory tract.
    — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
  • There’s some research to support honey’s use for the relief of upper respiratory infection symptoms such as a sore throat and cough.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
  • This was true for Katie Boateng, who lost her sense of smell due to an upper respiratory infection during her first year of college.
    — Sharon Waters, SELF, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Even an upper respiratory infection, which caused Mays to cough up phlegm that smelled like cleaning chemicals, didn't seem odd at the time.
    — Molly Rauch, Good Housekeeping, 16 Feb. 2016
  • Lang says that anyone with a fever, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, unexpected aches and pains, or upper respiratory symptoms needs to stay home, period.
    — Nina Bahadur, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Powell, who was the Heat’s lone All-Star this season, missed his fourth straight game due to an upper respiratory illness.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • After missing four straight games due to an upper respiratory illness, Powell returned to a reserve role.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was back in the dugout after missing two games with an upper respiratory issue.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026

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