contacts

Example Sentences

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The U.S. government is planning to fly the person and six high-risk contacts to Germany for treatment and monitoring, said Dr. Satish Pillai, the incident manager for the CDC’s Ebola response.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

They found that the average cruise ship passenger had a total of 20 unique close contacts a day, despite measures on the ship in question to try to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases aboard.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

When his character contacts Léa Seydoux’s French plant expert, it becomes almost too much rapturously intelligent star wattage for one quietly poetic movie, even if these god-tier actors are just zooming and talking shop.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Close contacts linked to all three are being offered antibiotics as a precaution.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“Through inside contacts I have with the State Animal Husbandry Board. Don’t you remember last week when their inspector was out here examining Judy? They’re eager to have her foal; she’s an unmatched superior.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick