antiseptic

Example Sentences

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In an age before antiseptic, opening up the body almost always led to infection and death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The early embrace of sunshine as an antiseptic, formalized in New York’s wedding cake towers that were required to step back gradually from the street, soon morphed into a generalized opposition to tall buildings.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

Then, later that day, when Megumi, a relative newbie at the sport, cut her hand on the wall, Gordon jumped in to offer her an antiseptic wipe.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

Given that environment, he added, it's crucial that intelligence agencies act in an "apolitical" and "antiseptic" way.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024

Ifemelu remembered a nurse cheerfully shaving her pubic hair, the rough scratch of the razor blade, the smell of antiseptic.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie