HIV positive
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Barr had found out he was HIV positive in 1989.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025
Unlike his discomfort with being a Jew, Cohn's disconnect over his identity as a gay man wound up taking a literally deadly turn for him after he was diagnosed as HIV positive.
From Salon • Oct. 6, 2024
“When I announced I was HIV positive, Jerry West and I sat in his office and cried for like 20 minutes together,” Johnson said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2024
"The claim in the draft article that three of our store colleagues are HIV positive as a result of needle attacks was made in error," he said.
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2023
Magic Johnson's admission that he had tested HIV positive was followed, less than two days later, by the "We still love you" T- shirts in Los Angeles.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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