sterile

Example Sentences

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To unleash sterile male mosquitoes in a broader swath of the Greater L.A. district, officials are seeking up to $20 a year per single family home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

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 • Mar. 5, 2026

Nearly three hours, the length of a feature film, shot in a sterile diplomatic holding area at Ben Gurion Airport.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

Reality, however, isn’t as sterile as today’s popular fiction.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

Anything to get out of this bathroom, to escape the sterile bandage smell, except it's always with me, the faint scent of bleach.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin