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Phlegm is an English word with synonyms like flatness or sluggishness. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Phlegm | Phlegmatic

Phlegm meaning

  1. One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus.
  2. Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing.
  3. A watery distillation, especially one obtained from plant matter; an aqueous solution.

Synonyms of Phlegm

emotionlessness flatness sluggishness lethargy languor mucous secretion mucus sputum apathy unemotionality stolidity indifference impassiveness impassivity inactiveness

Related words

Other words often associated with Phlegm or its synonyms:

inertia inactivity trait lassitude secretion passiveness emotionality numbness passivity torpor feeling dimensionality

Using Phlegm

  • The main meaning on this page is: One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus. | Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. | A watery distillation, especially one obtained from plant matter; an aqueous solution.
  • Useful related words include: emotionlessness, flatness, sluggishness, lethargy.
  • In the example corpus, phlegm often appears in combinations such as: phlegm and, the phlegm, and phlegm.

Context around Phlegm

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

discoloured 1× white 1× produce 1× cough 1× brown 1× exaggerated 1× dissolves 1× develops 1×

Often after:

sample 1× starts 1× wheezing 1× page 1× phlegmatic 1×

Sentence patterns with Phlegm

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

beachhead of phlegm and fluid 1× cells the phlegm 1× choleric and phlegm phlegmatic 1× cough out phlegm and it 1× cough up phlegm than to 1× his brown phlegm on the 1× in my phlegm page on 1× it dissolves phlegm and also 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an imbalance of 1× anyone may experience 1× doctors typically test 1× for now i 1× his condition worsened 1× it dissolves phlegm 1×

Common sentence endings:

and difficulty breathing 1× and phlegm phlegmatic 1× brow and hands 1× caused by legionella 1× cells the phlegm 1× in your browser 1×

Words around Phlegm

Just before it in the word index:

phlegethon 3 phlebotomy 4 phlebotomist 3 phlebotinum 3 phlebology 5 phlebectomy 2

Just after it in the word index:

phlegmatic 7 phlegyas 2 phllips 2 phloem 12 phlogistic 2 phlogisticated 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

abadi 36 acidification 36 acker 36 actuator 36 affinities 36 aftercare 36

Corpus analysis for Phlegm

  • In this selection, "phlegm" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, discoloured, white, produce, sample, starts and wheezing stand out and add context to how "phlegm" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include beachhead of phlegm and fluid and cells the phlegm. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "phlegm" sits close to words such as abadi, acidification and acker, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with phlegm

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This can be a dry cough or patients might produce phlegm. (11 words)

In no other way could they account for this exaggerated phlegm. (11 words)

Your throat develops phlegm and forms sweat of your brow, and hands. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

For now, I imagine my brothers’ lungs, each of their two billowy sacs rich in oxygenated blood fighting to make its way into the spongy alveoli where the virus has established a beachhead of phlegm and fluid that must be expunged. (41 words)

Doctors typically test for the condition using a chest X-ray, and they use either a urine test or phlegm sample to discover if the pneumonia is caused by legionella. (30 words)

This I'm coughing up little tiny black specks in my phlegm page on EmpowHER Women's Health works best with javascript enabled in your browser. (26 words)

Example sentences (20)

Too much phlegm in the body, for example, caused lung problems; and the body tried to cough up the phlegm to restore a balance.

Medical experts have listed a sore throat, runny or blocked nose, cough (with or without phlegm), and headaches as typical features of the new strain.

Doctors typically test for the condition using a chest X-ray, and they use either a urine test or phlegm sample to discover if the pneumonia is caused by legionella.

His condition worsened 18 months later when Light told a nurse he was coughing up "discoloured phlegm" and was losing weight.

If you’re suffering from asthma, allergies, or a viral infection, you could find yourself coughing up white phlegm.

For now, I imagine my brothers’ lungs, each of their two billowy sacs rich in oxygenated blood fighting to make its way into the spongy alveoli where the virus has established a beachhead of phlegm and fluid that must be expunged.

It is better to cough up phlegm than to have it stay lower in your lungs.

Shouty arguments about VAR can break out; the phlegm starts to fly; the virus spreads.

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Thin bachelor men smoked in doorways, hacking vigorously and spewing wads of phlegm on the sidewalk.

This can be a dry cough or patients might produce phlegm.

Anyone may experience burning eyes, a runny nose, cough, phlegm, wheezing and difficulty breathing.

My elementary school bus driver was a pipe smoker and he would spit his brown phlegm on the floorboards and smoosh it around.

In no other way could they account for this exaggerated phlegm.

It dissolves phlegm and also helps to remove it from your respiratory tract.

It helps in the removal of catarrhal matter and phlegm from the bronchial tubes.

This I'm coughing up little tiny black specks in my phlegm page on EmpowHER Women's Health works best with javascript enabled in your browser.

Your nostrils are black, you know that’s pathway to your lungs, your cough out phlegm and it’s black, surfaces black, your feet black…….

Your throat develops phlegm and forms sweat of your brow, and hands.

Above this is a whitish layer of white blood cells (the "phlegm").

An imbalance of each humor corresponded with a particular human temperament (blood—sanguine, black bile—melancholic, yellow bile—choleric, and phlegm—phlegmatic).

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Common combinations with phlegm

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "phlegm" in a sentence?
An example: "Too much phlegm in the body, for example, caused lung problems; and the body tried to cough up the phlegm to restore a balance." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "phlegm" from authentic English texts.
What does "phlegm" mean?
Phlegm means: One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus.
What are synonyms of "phlegm"?
Common synonyms of "phlegm" include: emotionlessness, flatness, sluggishness, lethargy, languor, mucous secretion, mucus, sputum. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "phlegm" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "phlegm", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.