contagious

Example Sentences

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“She was excited about life and excited where she was and it’s a contagious feeling,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

It’s caused by a virus in the same family as smallpox, though it’s less contagious and less dangerous.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Canine distemper virus is a highly contagious disease that attacks the host's respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous systems.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

But some 8.5 million people are suffering the breakdown of food distribution, widespread unemployment, the collapse of hospitals, the failure of public sanitation and potable-water supplies, a housing deficit, and epidemics of contagious diseases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

It was as if Branwell's silence had become contagious.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg