SYMPTOM in a Sentence

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112 example sentences for SYMPTOM, such as:
1. If the symptoms get worse, consult your doctor.
2. Not all carriers of the disease develop symptoms.
3. Mary's symptom is similar to Joseph's in some way.
4. If symptoms persist, consult a doctor without delay.
5. Her indisposition was a symptom that she was with child.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of SYMPTOM
symptom
 n.  (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
 n.  anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
Classic Sentence: (76 in 6 pages)
1  A bodily disease, which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may, after all, be but a symptom of some ailment in the spiritual part.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In X. THE LEECH AND HIS PATIENT
2  To Hester's eye, the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale exhibited no symptom of positive and vivacious suffering, except that, as little Pearl had remarked, he kept his hand over his heart.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XVI. A FOREST WALK
3  No sooner did she perceive any symptom of love in his behaviour to Elinor, than she considered their serious attachment as certain, and looked forward to their marriage as rapidly approaching.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 3
4  Her pulse was much stronger, and every symptom more favourable than on the preceding visit.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 43
5  Half an hour passed away, and the favourable symptom yet blessed her.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 43
6  Much to the discomfiture of Mr. Dick, who knew this to be a bad symptom.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 62. A LIGHT SHINES ON MY WAY
7  Her indisposition was a symptom that she was with child.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 5: Chapter 20
8  He gnawed his lip, drummed his fingers upon the table, and showed every other symptom of acute impatience.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
9  One symptom of this was that they had begun to call Animal Farm by its proper name and ceased to pretend that it was called the Manor Farm.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VI
10  Mrs. Grant, I believe, suspects him of a preference for Julia; I have never seen much symptom of it, but I wish it may be so.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
11  When a woman has been seriously wronged by a man she no longer oscillates, and the usual symptom is a broken bell wire.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In III. A CASE OF IDENTITY
12  I could not help thinking that his strange, catchy little laugh was also a symptom of some nervous malady.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter
13  By the side of this romantic element which we have just indicated there is the social symptom.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER II—FIRST SKETCH OF TWO UNPREPOSSESSING FIGURES
14  by Father Madeleine had, besides the visible signs which we have mentioned, another symptom which was none the less significant for not being visible.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VII—FAUCHELEVENT BECOMES A GARDENER IN PARIS
15  And then, strange to say, the first symptom of true love in a young man is timidity; in a young girl it is boldness.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI—THE BATTLE BEGUN
Example Sentence: (36 in 3 pages)
1  The US Embassy in Manila found itself under a hail of rotten fruit early today, the latest symptom of anti-American feeling reverberating across Asia in recent days.
2  A patient's primary symptom is that he has pain in his shoulder up to his neck and down the right side of his body and is also feeling a little short of breath.
3  Let us not fool ourselves that the aspirin tablet isn't treating the disease, it is only treating the symptom.
4  They claim it is a symptom of a deeper and more general malaise in society.
5  It is probable that the medication will suppress the symptom without treating the condition.
6  Mary's symptom is similar to Joseph's in some way.
7  If you experience any unusual symptoms after withdrawal of the treatment then contact your doctor.
8  Food allergies can result in an enormous variety of different symptoms.
9  The symptoms of depression can include poor appetite and weight loss.
10  Common symptoms of diabetes are weight loss and fatigue.
11  He has exhibited symptoms of anxiety and overwhelming worry.
12  One of the most common symptoms of schizophrenia is hearing imaginary voices.
13  Not all carriers of the disease develop symptoms.
14  If symptoms persist, consult a doctor without delay.
15  If the symptoms get worse, consult your doctor.