antiseptic

Example Sentences

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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

But these once surefire hits have never been so limp and antiseptic.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2025

Kulumbegashvili’s realist style — the writer-director filmed actual births — emphasizes antiseptic hospital hallways and the cold procedural quality of Nina’s work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

They are not like a hospital: No freezing temperatures, no incessant beeping, no antiseptic odor smell.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025

Dr. Robert Reyburn claimed that he and the president's other doctors followed Lister's antiseptic advice when changing dressings.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow