germs
Example Sentences
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Cleaning air filters removes dust, pet hair and germs, and — the best part — replacing them is inexpensive and easy.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
Antibiotics are another standard treatment, and doctors are growing reluctant to prescribe them widely because of the spread of antibiotic-resistant germs.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
When a person breathes in the TB germs, they settle in the lungs and can spread through the blood to other parts of the body.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
Her history of Kleenex tissues is a tour de force: We learn that the Kimberly-Clark Corp., which owns Kleenex, played on the fear that reusable handkerchiefs were essentially wads of tuberculosis germs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
I can’t even find the energy to cry or to care about bacteria and germs.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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