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Examples of cough syrup in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Along the way, greeters offer free shots of cherry schnapps that taste, I’m reliably told, like cough syrup cut with paint thinner.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Probation records show Cadenhead, while under court supervision, largely refused to participate in counseling sessions, repeatedly left home without permission, assaulted his mother, and ingested dangerous amounts of Tylenol and cough syrup, requiring him to be briefly hospitalized.
—Ali Winston, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
An open bottle of cough syrup was stored on a shelf above the food prep bench.
—Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
The scents included orange, lavender, vanilla extract, cumin, whiskey, red wine, ketchup, cough syrup, disinfectant and shoe polish.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2024
Robitussin cough syrup recall issued nationwide due to microbial contamination
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States can't figure out how to execute inmates.
—Emilee Coblentz, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2024
Certain Robitussin Honey cough syrups are being recalled nationwide due to a potentially deadly microbial contamination.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2024
India suspended production at Maiden Pharmaceuticals in October last year for violations of manufacturing standards after the World Health Organization said four of its cough syrups may have killed dozens of children in Gambia.
—Fox News, 1 Mar. 2023
Among his critics, Dr. Wolfe acquired a reputation as a regulatory Chicken Little in his early campaigns against Alka-Seltzer, cough syrup, contact lenses, food additives, toothpaste and entire professions (dentistry, psychiatry).
—Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1808, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near cough syrup
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“Cough syrup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cough%20syrup. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
cough syrup
noun
: any of various sweet liquids that contain medicine and are used to relieve coughing
Medical Definition
cough syrup
noun
: any of various sweet usually medicated liquids used to relieve coughing
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