Example Sentences

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She and a friend, Wing Lam, 48, another in-flight service manager turned postpartum nanny, trade tips on how to manage germophobic mothers and grumbling grandparents.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2022

For some, the knowledge was passed down by a germophobic parent.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2021

Trump later confessed that he is “very, very clean,” to the point of being germophobic.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2015

And then, because I'm germophobic about these things, I left the line.

From US News • Dec. 28, 2012

She works in marketing, and we found her the way you find anybody in germophobic times — through online social networks.

From Washington Post