septic

Example Sentences

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At one point, the cave faced a potential threat when someone attempted to develop the land and convert the cave into a septic tank.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

By that time, she was in septic shock with multiple organ failure.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Less than 24 hours later, Izabela died of septic shock.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

The couple was also told they would need to put in an advanced septic system at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

She had been bitten, once, by an avanc—entirely her own fault, Leonor scolded, for getting too close—and it had gone septic, and her great-aunt had had to sit up with her for seven nights running.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell