sterile

Example Sentences

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Strict temperature controls and workers in protective suits ensure that medicines are handled under sterile conditions and in guaranteed cold chains.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Some desks were buried under stacks of paper, others were as sterile as a surgeon’s operating table.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

To unleash sterile male mosquitoes in a broader swath of the Greater L.A. district, officials are seeking up to $20 a year per single family home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Nearly three hours, the length of a feature film, shot in a sterile diplomatic holding area at Ben Gurion Airport.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

I know that pee and sweat are sterile, and that before the universe existed there was no color, no sound, no light, no air.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin