HIV-positive

Example Sentences

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Barr had found out he was HIV positive in 1989.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

I have very clear memories of my friends mourning the death of basketball player Magic Johnson on the night we learned he was HIV positive.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2023

"The claim in the draft article that three of our store colleagues are HIV positive as a result of needle attacks was made in error," he said.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2023

At age 19, he found out he was HIV positive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2023

Magic Johnson's admission that he had tested HIV positive was followed, less than two days later, by the "We still love you" T- shirts in Los Angeles.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai