antiseptic
Example Sentences
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I reclined in the exam chair as Shalom parted my hair into sections and cleansed the area with an antiseptic liquid.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
Though the sunshine of free speech remains the best antiseptic against poison, Mr. Carlson is more interested in the spotlight than serious debate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
But these once surefire hits have never been so limp and antiseptic.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2025
They are not like a hospital: No freezing temperatures, no incessant beeping, no antiseptic odor smell.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025
Then she held out the packet of bandages and the tube of antiseptic cream.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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