How to Use fever in a Sentence

fever

noun
  • The symptoms of the disease include headache and fever.
  • He had us all in a fever with worry.
  • We waited in a fever of anticipation.
  • By the evening of Sept. 21, Izabela was shaking from a fever.
    TIME, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Is the fever about to break on Colorado and Coach Prime Mania?
    Jason Gay, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The earliest symptoms are headaches and a fever that comes and goes.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 28 Apr. 2023
  • As with many across the country, the onset of the Klondike gold rush caused a severe case of gold fever.
    David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The next day, David woke up covered in sweat, burning with fever.
    Keren Blankfeld, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Symptoms include fever, weight loss and swelling of the liver and spleen.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Alex seems to have gotten to the party, but the fever dream continues.
    Chris Bohjalian, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The colt was all set to be one of the favorites in the Kentucky Derby but spiked a fever two days before the race and was scratched.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The vindictive fever churning inside the Russian leader came to a head on the eve of the war in Ukraine.
    Roger Cohen Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The most common symptoms of the Delta variant were headache, sore throat, runny nose, and fever.
    Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2023
  • But screenwriter Gore had more than Beanie fever to work with.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
  • As the high fever and brain fog continued, the sores on Lee’s face began breaking.
    Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Medicines, such as Advil (ibuprofen) and Tylenol (acetaminophen), help reduce a fever.
    Korin Miller, Health, 6 Aug. 2023
  • In Africa, climate change has led to more hunger, malaria, dengue fever and flooding, Mr. Taalas said.
    Jenny Gross, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • In the process of winning, Little League fever spread back home as many gathered to watch the team on a national broadcast.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The most common ones include nausea, weakness, fever, chills and headache.
    Laura Ungar, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Symptoms of parrot fever include fever and chills, headache, muscle aches and a dry cough, according to the CDC.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Gaining a long-lasting following, the show aired for four seasons — and The O.C. fever still lives on 20 years later.
    Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2023
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, a febrile seizure is a convulsion in a child that is caused by a fever and occurs in young, healthy kids.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 3 June 2023
  • Measles is an airborne disease characterized by a high fever, a cough and a rash.
    Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Some people may need a day or two to recover from the side effects of a vaccine, such as fever, headache, and muscle pain.
    Jenny McCoy, Health, 7 Sep. 2023
  • When that rash appears, the infected person's fever may spike to more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit, per the CDC.
    Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
  • One touch of your flushed forehead would convince your parents to diagnose a fever and keep you home from school.
    Annie Melchor, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Symptoms of sepsis include heavy breathing, fever, fast heart rate, and chills.
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Arango’s film is a New Jersey fever dream, the kind of kaleidoscopic vision that leaves sheets damp and hands clammy.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2024
  • These products are often used to treat common cold and flu symptoms, like coughing, fever, and sore throat.
    Ayana Underwood, SELF, 24 Jan. 2024
  • At its worst, dengue can cause high fevers, serious organ failure and death.
    Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 31 May 2023

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