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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bad cough" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing a cough that is severe or concerning in nature.
Example: "After catching a cold, I developed a bad cough that kept me awake at night."
Alternatives: "a severe cough" or "a persistent cough."
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He has a bad cough.
7. The child has a fever and a bad cough.
It stays with me, like a bad cough.
Last summer, I caught a bad cough that simply would not go away.
By the summer of 1984, Salazar was pale, weak and had a bad cough.
He can't shake a bad cough and becomes obsessed with meal times.
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"And then she has a bad coughing episode and it comes all crashing in".
He went to New York to see Dr. Alfred Iloreta at Mount Sinai after a bad coughing episode in February, ABC 11 reported. .
But a really bad cough not only makes it hard for a child to learn or play, it also warrants a call to the doctor, as does breathing that sounds or looks different from usual.
A guy named Calvin recommends that the narrator of "New Year's Eve" go back to driving a truck; Geoff, who was a chef before he died in battle, is recalled in "Hell Broke Luce," a war lament, as is Sergio, who's "developing a real bad cough" while fighting.
"Two months with a really bad cough, that's just not normal," Teixeira said.
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