symptomatic

Example Sentences

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With the Andes virus, by contrast, people probably need to be symptomatic to spread illness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Even that anxiety over the conditions of the experiment could be symptomatic of my own DFK-ness, given that DFKs “worry … that what feels big and messy and overwhelming is wrong” and are thus shame-prone.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

It said on Saturday that there were currently no symptomatic passengers on board the ship.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

"No symptomatic individuals are present on board" the ship at the moment, as it sails toward Spain's Tenerife Island, it said in a statement.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The purists who call out these errors see them as symptomatic of a decline in the quality of communication and reasoning in our culture today.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker