How to Use respiratory tract in a Sentence

respiratory tract

noun

• Smoky air can dry out mucus membranes, which puts the lining of the respiratory tract at greater risk.
  — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
• The drug works by trying to stop the virus from replicating in the respiratory tract.
  — Annette Regan, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2022
• This liquid can be a range of colors, from clear to white to yellow to green, and comes from the respiratory tract.
  — Nicole Harris, Parents, 24 Aug. 2023
• These pathogens can sicken swimmers with diseases of the skin, eyes, ears and respiratory tract.
  — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
• These pathogens can sicken swimmers with diseases of the skin, eyes, ears, and respiratory tract.
  — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
• These changes could have allowed the virus to more easily bind to and enter cells in the human respiratory tract.
  — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
• This also sounded the alarm for health experts, who say a mink's respiratory tract is closer to that of a human than bird.
  — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2023
• In the respiratory tract, the evolved nasal and oral plugs protect the airways from water when the marine mammal breathes and eats.
  — Amarachi Orie, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
• The virus then spreads from the respiratory tract throughout the body, causing a high fever; runny nose; cough; red, watery eyes, and a rash.
  — Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
• All paints and varnishes release fumes that may irritate a pet’s eyes and respiratory tract.
  — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
• The Vatican said in an update that the pope has a mild fever and respiratory tract infection.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
• Ethylhexyl acrylate is used in making paints and plastics and can irritate the skin, eyes and respiratory tract.
  — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
• Sauropods had complex air-sac systems in their respiratory tracts that created air pockets within and around their bones.
  — Riley Black, Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2023
• Measles first infects the respiratory tract, then spreads throughout the body, causing a high fever, runny nose, cough, red, watery eyes and a rash.
  — Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
• Such antivirals keep the virus from replicating in your respiratory tract.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
• Measles first infects the respiratory tract, then spreads throughout the body, causing a high fever, runny nose, cough, red, watery eyes, and a rash.
  — Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 May 2026
• Measles first infects the respiratory tract, then spreads throughout the body, causing a high fever, runny nose, cough, red, watery eyes, and a rash.
  — Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
• That hefty load of virus may be more likely to spill over from the respiratory tract to the central nervous system, leading to paralysis.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2024
• The singer was also battling a respiratory tract infection at the time of her passing, the media outlet wrote.
  — Bruce Haring, Deadline, 28 July 2024
• Avian flu viruses have evolved to infect cells of the intestine, while human flu viruses have evolved to infect cells of the respiratory tract.
  — Emma Worden-Sapper, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2023
• That scent comes from chemicals called terpenes that can take to the air, get into your respiratory tract and cause inflammation.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• Other respiratory tract infections have also been on the rise.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2024
• Decongestants minimize swelling in your respiratory tract and may clear stuffy noses.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
• Lymphoma also affects these organs, as well as the tonsils, part of the respiratory tract, and mucous membranes.
  — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 8 Aug. 2024
• Your daughter breathes that same air, inhaling the virus directly into her respiratory tract.
  — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
• The researchers used human lung epithelial cells, which line the respiratory tract and serve as a defense against inhaled pathogens and particles.
  — New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
• These bacteria can damage the lining of the respiratory tract, including the throat, windpipe, and lungs.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
• Ammonia is an irritant to the eyes, respiratory tract, mucus membranes, and skin.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2019
• Echinacea is still being studied for its effects on the common cold and other respiratory tract infections.
  — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
• Within the animal's respiratory tract, evolved nasal and oral plugs protect the airways from water when breathing and feeding.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024