contagion

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

As funds are gated, investors have been running to raise liquidity from other funds, creating a contagion effect.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Ducournau wants to illustrate how fear itself can be a deadly contagion, a reality anyone who lived through those terrible times already knows too well.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“That’s especially concerning because the full scale of the potential contagion is still unclear, and may only be quantified when it’s already too late to stop it.”

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Many of Monday’s moves roughly aligned with the situation outlined by Citrini, in which fast-advancing AI tools allow spending cuts across industries, sparking mass white-collar unemployment and in turn leading to financial contagion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

He thinks of poverty as a kind of contagion, and he doesn’t want them to hear about it lest they catch it.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon