Cough example sentences

"Cough" Example Sentences

1. I heard a small cough coming from the corner of the room.
2. The sick child lay in bed coughing and moaning.
3. She tried to cough quietly into her elbow.
4. The man pulled out a handkerchief and coughed into it.
5. The teacher asked the student with a persistent cough to leave the classroom.
6. The patient started to cough up blood.
7. The old man had a hacking cough that went on for hours.
8. She had a dry cough that kept her awake at night.
9. I started coughing uncontrollably from the smoke inhalation.
10. He gave a little cough to clear his throat before starting his speech.
11. The audience member's persistent coughing disturbed the speaker.
12. The dusty room made me cough and sneeze.
13. The medicine helped soothe her cough.
14. The steam from the hot shower helped loosen his cough.
15. The doctor listened to the man's chest as he coughed.
16. The children giggled at the old man's strange coughing noise.
17. The strong smell of perfume made him cough and his eyes water.
18. The smoke from the fire made everyone cough.
19. She tried to cover her cough with a laugh.
20. The dog started coughing and hackling like it was going to throw up.
21. After a few sips of water, her cough subsided.
22. He gave an awkward cough when the conversation took an uncomfortable turn.
23. The driver started coughing violently and lost control of the car.
24. I felt a cough coming on but tried to hold it in.
25. His persistent cough worried his wife.
26. She tried to stifle a cough behind her hand.
27. They heard a nagging cough from the next room.
28. She turned away and coughed into her elbow.
29. he gave a loud, phlegmy cough that echoed off the walls.
30. His loud hacking cough kept everyone awake at night.
31. The smoke from the wildfires caused many people to cough.
32. The dust cloud made them cough and wheeze.
33. She started coughing again while telling the long story.
34. The tickle in his throat turned into a persistent cough.
35. The doctors listened to his lungs as he coughed.
36. His loud, wheezing cough echoed through the house in the middle of the night.
37. The judge's voice trailed off as he broke into a coughing fit.
38. I could hear her coughing from the other room.
39. A fit of coughing interrupted his story.
40. He cleared his throat and gave a little cough before speaking.
41. The baby started coughing and fussing in the back seat.
42. The thick smoke caused everyone to cough and choke.
43. She tried to disguise a cough with a laugh.
44. The train braked so suddenly it made people cough and choke.
45. His loud, phlegmy cough filled the quiet library.
46. A nasty cough infected the whole office.
47. He tried to muffle his cough behind his hand.
48. His cough woke me up in the middle of the night.
49. I started coughing and couldn't stop for several minutes.
50. The smoke from the fire caused everyone to cough.
51. The dusty air made me cough and sneeze.
52. The old man's feeble cough could barely be heard.
53. Her persistent nagging cough was getting annoying.
54. His loud hacking cough echoed through the house.
55. A nasty cough spread through the entire school.
56. The dust cloud made everyone cough and clear their throats.
57. The smoke was so thick it made everyone cough uncontrollably.
58. Her coughing interrupted his story.
59. He coughed several times to get everyone's attention.
60. A sudden cough caught me by surprise.

Common Phases

break into a coughing fit
clear one's throat/cough
cough and hack/hackle
cough all night
cough into one's elbow/fist/hand
cough like a chain smoker
cough lung/phlegm up
cough persistently/uncontrollably
cough violently
cough up/bring up phlegm
cover one's cough
have a dry/hacking/hacky/nagging/wet cough
muffle/stifle a cough
sooth a cough
start coughing uncontrollably
try to hold in a cough
wheezing cough
How's that? Let me know if you would like me to revise or expand the list of phrases at all.