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.
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Her fever still hasn’t dropped.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
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The scene plays like a fever dream.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
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Was this a fever dream of some sort?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 7 June 2026
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Now, they’re played as if both teams have a fever.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
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My Olympic fever hasn’t worn off yet.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
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Lumpy skin, very thin arms and fever can be signs too.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 13 June 2026
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The Horns have caught a fever of some sort.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
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What are the symptoms of cedar fever?
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2026
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The curve shoots upward like a fever.
—Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
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There’s a sense that the past decade has been some sort of fever dream.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2026
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Brewers fever is in full swing, you guys.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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That’s how the fever starts, anyway.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026
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Got a runny nose, cough or maybe even a fever?
—Hali Smith march 5, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
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Despite its name, cedar fever isn’t a true fever at all.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2026
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There are risks to high or prolonged fevers, such as seizures.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
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The virus can cause a fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
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Neil could write two or three songs in an after-noon fever dream.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
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Both had a fever, a cough, a rash, pink eye and cold symptoms.
—Andrew Jones, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
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Both had a fever, a cough, a rash, pink eye, and cold symptoms.
—Andrew Jones, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
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Both had a fever, a cough, a rash, pink eye, and cold symptoms.
—Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
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Strep is known for its very sore throat without a cough, but with a fever.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
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More news to know now Pregnant with pain or fever?
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
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Even those who never pick up a ball catch Knicks fever.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 14 June 2026
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This was not a case of festival fever.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
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Those illnesses can lead to high fever and pain.
—Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
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For many people, ragweed is worse than cedar fever or oak.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
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Once that happens, the fever may get higher.
—Chris Mueller, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 5 Feb. 2026
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