sterile

Example Sentences

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An estimated 50% of sterile medical devices in the U.S. are treated with ethylene oxide.

From Los Angeles Times

The aesthetic favors deliberate roughness and mistakes over a sterile, polished sheen.

From Los Angeles Times

While the bots are getting slightly better at mimicking human cadences, AI-generated writing still reeks of the sterile laboratory where it originates.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Perhaps I cleaned too much. I worry about such things. What if I’ve made the place completely sterile? Shouldn’t a home have a bit of bacteria lying about?”

From Literature

To prevent contamination, ice samples were sealed in sterile bags and transported in frozen conditions back to the laboratory.

From Science Daily