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

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

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

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025

Caleb squeezes my palm as my father gets the antiseptic from the first aid kit.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth