Examples of COPD in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Cortes' dad, 82-year-old Julio Rivera, has COPD, diabetes and late-stage vascular dementia.
—
Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
For a person with asthma or COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or bronchitis and emphysema), this means coughing, wheezing, or a feeling of suffocation, or even a trip to the emergency room.
—Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
According to the city's sustainability office, unhealthy air quality impacts vulnerable groups of people, including children, older adults, pregnant people, outdoor workers, and anyone suffering from asthma, COPD, emphysema, heart disease, or multiple other conditions.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 16 Sep. 2025
Respiratory Conditions Chronic respiratory conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affect your lungs and airways, causing symptoms like coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for COPD
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
For a person with asthma or COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or bronchitis and emphysema), this means coughing, wheezing, or a feeling of suffocation, or even a trip to the emergency room.
—Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
According to the city's sustainability office, unhealthy air quality impacts vulnerable groups of people, including children, older adults, pregnant people, outdoor workers, and anyone suffering from asthma, COPD, emphysema, heart disease, or multiple other conditions.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 16 Sep. 2025
Respiratory Conditions Chronic respiratory conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affect your lungs and airways, causing symptoms like coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for COPD
Cite this Entry
“COPD.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/COPD. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
COPD
nounLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share