antiseptic
Example Sentences
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He’s about to schlep through a 162-game season with them: plane trips, batting practice, 1 a.m. room service steak dinners in antiseptic luxury hotels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Mark Joseph Stern: It sounds antiseptic, but it’s absolutely atrocious.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026
While bemoaning the antiseptic, “look, don’t touch” aesthetic of modern cinema, Benedict did find time to tie it to the way we live, saying that the inhumanity of modern homes has crept into our bodies.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 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
She removes the bullet and treats the injury with antiseptic.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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