How to Use flu in a Sentence

flu

noun

• He came down with a bad bout of the flu.
• Their healthy teens died of the flu.
  — Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 26 Jan. 2026
• How much does the flu shot cost?
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
• Here's what to know about the flu.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• Here's what to know about the flu.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Aug. 2025
• Who should get a flu shot and why?
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
• All of them got their flu shots this year.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
• When is the best time to get the flu shot?
  — Mustafa Fattah, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
• Flu Who can get a flu shot this year?
  — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
• Most kids only need one flu shot a year.
  — Liz Szabo, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
• The virus that causes the flu hasn't gone away.
  — Scott Horsley, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
• Avian flu added to the more recent spike in egg prices.
  — Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
• Then there are the flu shots, and not just for himself.
  — Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
• Most people who get the flu are sick for at least a week.
  — Dr. Kristina Bryant, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
• There have been five flu deaths thus far this season in the state.
  — Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
• After all, how did Raj get the flu?
  — Bruce Weinstein, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
• The flu shot is not perfect, Larsen said.
  — Lisa Gutierrez updated January 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
• There never has been a fancy way to treat the flu.
  — Lisa Gutierrez updated January 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
• There was also a spike in flu cases last month.
  — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
• Here's what Means said on measles and flu vaccines.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
• My symptoms turned out to be the stomach flu.
  — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 21 June 2026
• Children are more likely to get sick from the flu than adults.
  — Koko Nakajima, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
• The issue for us transcends the avian flu.
  — Hal Boedeker, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
• People with mild symptoms can still spread the flu.
  — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
• The flu also taught some valuable lessons.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
• Bonde said flu symptoms lasting a week or longer should be checked.
  — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
• In the last two weeks, five friends have come down with either a pesty cold or nasty flu bug.
  — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
• Wild birds, which were the source of the avian flu, are migrating north again.
  — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2023
• If someone has the flu, a cold, or the norovirus, sheets should be changed at least twice a week.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
• The cost of a dozen — though volatile thanks to avian flu — has doubled to more than $3.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024