How to Use double pneumonia in a Sentence

double pneumonia

noun
  • His hair was gray, and a bout of double pneumonia had brought him close to death.
    — Sam Sweet, Harper's Magazine, 21 Jan. 2022
  • His hair was gray, and a bout of double pneumonia had brought him close to death.
    — Sam Sweet, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022
  • Within a few hours, she was diagnosed with double pneumonia and sent home.
    — Freep.com, 20 Mar. 2020
  • And although his lungs didn’t hurt, an X-ray revealed the double pneumonia.
    — Gabrielle Glaser, STAT, 21 Apr. 2020
  • The 88-year-old pontiff has been battling double pneumonia over the past two weeks.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Healthcare providers may diagnose double pneumonia with a blood test, chest X-ray, or pulse oximetry.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Whoopi explained how serious her struggle with double pneumonia and sepsis was.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 14 Mar. 2019
  • As Mayo Clinic states, double pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in both lungs.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 14 Mar. 2019
  • Pope Francis was photographed at the hospital for the first time since he was admitted last month for double pneumonia.
    — Angela Yang, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Two years ago, his wife Brenda developed double pneumonia and was on a ventilator for two months.
    — USA Today, 2 Sep. 2020
  • He was discharged from the hospital in March after being treated for double pneumonia.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Richardson, 70, was hospitalized with double pneumonia caused by the virus.
    — Leah Willingham, ajc, 20 Dec. 2020
  • Just days later, she was admitted to the hospital with Covid-19 and double pneumonia.
    — Omar Jimenez, CNN, 19 Nov. 2020
  • The pope was discharged from hospital on March 23 after being treated for double pneumonia.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The leader of the Roman Catholic Church continues to fight double pneumonia in the hospital.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
  • There has been no confirmation of a meeting with Pope Francis who is recovering from double pneumonia.
    — Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
  • He was hospitalized and tested positive for Covid and double pneumonia in July.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
  • His death came after a 38-day hospital stay due to a respiratory crisis, which had progressed into double pneumonia.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Back in early 2019, Whoopi was off of The View for several weeks while dealing with double pneumonia and sepsis.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 1 July 2021
  • Back in February, Francis spent five weeks in the hospital after being diagnosed with double pneumonia.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Shaquille Dukes was being treated for double pneumonia and asthma last month in Freeport, Illinois, according to a Facebook post.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 1 July 2019
  • The 88-year-old pontiff has also reduced his reliance on high-flow supplemental oxygen, signaling steady progress in his recovery from double pneumonia.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The Pope, who has battled a number of health issues over the years, died a month after he was discharged from the hospital, where he was treated for double pneumonia, following a 38-day stay.
    — Rachel Desantis, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Shaquille Dukes wrote in a Facebook post that he was admitted to a Freeport hospital for double pneumonia while on vacation in the beginning of June.
    — NBC News, 1 July 2019
  • Patrick Reed, whose tough short game has been key for the Americans in the last three Ryder Cups, was hospitalized for five days for double pneumonia in the lower lobes of his lungs.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2021
  • When Holy Week opened last year, Francis was still recovering at the Vatican after a five-week hospital stay for double pneumonia.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Pope Francis on Thursday shared his first audio message since being hospitalized nearly three weeks ago for double pneumonia, expressing thanks to his well-wishers around the world.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The Pope, 88, was hospitalized in mid-February with life-threatening double pneumonia and was in the hospital for five weeks, the longest in his tenure.
    — Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Vance met with the late Pope Francis on April 20, less than 24 hours before the pope died following a weeks-long battle with double pneumonia and other health issues.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • An initial attempt to put the patella back in place failed, and in the weeks that dragged on at the hospital, Benton developed a urinary tract infection, double pneumonia and bad reactions to medications.
    — Jessica Ravitz, ajc, 25 Apr. 2020

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