sterile

Example Sentences

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The idea is fairly simple: unleash sterile males so that they far outnumber wild ones — say, 10 to 1 or even 100 to 1.

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

Reality, however, isn’t as sterile as today’s popular fiction.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

To see only “the West Bank” is to view a sterile geopolitical entity: a narrow strip of land defined by 20th-century skirmishes and modern conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The sterile and weightless texture of a sheet enfolded me.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison