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

In the year ending in August, the C.D.C. reported 150 pediatric deaths, a number comparable to deaths among children in a typical flu season. —Christina Jewett, New York Times, 20 May 2025

Get a flu vaccine early in the flu season to build up your immunity against this contagious illness. —Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 5 May 2025

Airborne Pathogens: Emerging And Resurgent Threats Airborne pathogens remain a public health challenge, with Covid-19, novel avian influenza, measles resurgence and a severe flu season impacting IAQ considerations. —Sissi Liu, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025

Surveillance of pediatric flu deaths did not begin until 2003, but since then the deadliest flu season for children was the 2008-2009 flu season, when 37 children reportedly died in the state. —Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025

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