natural immunity
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Surviving populations may have natural immunity, which could help shape more resilient captive-rearing programs.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025
"It's going to have to run through the community. Until they get that natural immunity, it'll just keep running its course."
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025
He argued against lockdowns and masking for children, questioned the benefits of vaccine boosters, and predicted incorrectly that populations would quickly acquire natural immunity to SARS-CoV-2.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 25, 2024
"Chimpanzees are extremely susceptible to dying from diseases that originate in humans and to which they have little natural immunity," Langergraber said.
From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023
The natural immunity of certain species of animals to the diseases of other animals is well known.
From American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick by Cross, American Red
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
