germs

Example Sentences

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Germs can live for hours outside the body on surfaces.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2023

Germs can spread in the fluids, and in large crowds of birds all tweeting at top volume.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2022

Workers unexpectedly unearthed hundreds of bone fragments from unmarked graves, prompting the newspaper headline “Hideous Germs Lurk in Underground Air.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2022

Germs are thought to rarely seep through gowns and sicken the wearer, but with gowns used constantly in hospitals every day, even a small gap in protection could be magnified millions of times over.

From Scientific American • Jul. 5, 2022

“Gerontology is the study of: A. The elderly B. Gerunds C. Germs D. Rocks and jewels.”

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper