In a sentence
Six example sentences with flu, each labelled with its topic.
Clinics stock extra beds each January because the flu fills waiting rooms faster than any other winter complaint.
Medicine
Half the roster missed the road trip with flu, so the coach started two freshmen against the conference leader.
Basketball
The mayor postponed the town meeting after flu swept through the clerk's office and left the chamber understaffed.
Politics
The 1918 flu closed schools and theaters across the country, and some towns fined anyone caught outside without a mask.
History
Flu season cuts a call center's staffing by a fifth each January, so managers hire temporary workers in December.
Business
Economists estimate that a bad flu year trims national output measurably, since millions of workers each lose a week.
Economics
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