antiseptic

Example Sentences

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Mark Joseph Stern: It sounds antiseptic, but it’s absolutely atrocious.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

I reclined in the exam chair as Shalom parted my hair into sections and cleansed the area with an antiseptic liquid.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

When they visit St. Cloud’s and meet Dr. Larch, they are disconcerted by “an antiseptic smell, or something medicinal” in his office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Then, later that day, when Megumi, a relative newbie at the sport, cut her hand on the wall, Gordon jumped in to offer her an antiseptic wipe.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

At the house, I went straight to the well, got a bucket of water, carried it up the stairs somehow, then washed, spread antiseptic on my new cuts, and put on clean clothes.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler