flu season

noun

: the time of year, and especially the winter, when many people get influenza and other mild illnesses

Examples of flu season in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The shift away from recommending that all children six months or older receive an annual flu shot is particularly indefensible on the heels of last year’s flu season, which was the deadliest for kids in two decades, and amid a severe flu season this year that is straining hospitals nationwide. —Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026

Recent years show elevated counts, with 210 deaths in 2023-24 and 289 in 2024-25 followed by 9 deaths reported so far in the 2025-26 flu season. —Erika Edwards, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026

Flu is currently on the upswing in the United States, and last flu season the virus killed 289 children. —Arthur Allen, NPR, 9 Jan. 2026

This week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this flu season is already worse than last year and has reached the highest levels of illness seen in 25 years. —Lisa Gutierrez updated January 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for flu season

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