Used in a Sentence

fever

How to use fever in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for fever.

Editorial note

It’s like saying that having a fever when you get a cold is having a muscle illness.

Examples11
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fever gathered in one view.

noun

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

noun

intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fever.

noun

intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment"

Example sentences

1

It’s like saying that having a fever when you get a cold is having a muscle illness.

2

This thread is mostly an uninformed fever swamp.

3

Shortly after arriving, my son got a bad enough fever that we sought medical care.

4

It's like the doctor taking your temperature and then applying ice packs because you have a fever.

5

Instead, the case he could have been making, loudly, was for an actual, specific, incorrect cause of childbed fever.

6

Perhaps they did, and this was the origin of the rumors; perhaps it was simply hearsay and speculation at a time of atomic fever.

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* Semmelweis' actual theory of the cause of childbed fever was wrong, and it was wrong in ways that made his recommendations hard to take seriously.

8

Even after doctors adopted a regime of disinfecting hand washes, hospitals still saw a significant rate of childbed fever.

9

If you are using facebook and "rah rah-ing" about Obama or the latest political fever you probably are at very little current risk of long term data retention.

10

"If that screen loses its effectiveness, you start to have to worry about every patient presenting with a fever and diarrhea, and the epidemiology becomes quite difficult.

11

Although I appreciate the time taken to think about my writing, Reg's "conspiracy theory" amounts to nothing more than the fever dreams and hallucinations that smoking banana peels so often induces.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use fever in a sentence?

It’s like saying that having a fever when you get a cold is having a muscle illness.

What does fever mean?

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

What part of speech is fever?

fever is commonly used as noun.