have infected
- present perfect of infect.
Example Sentences
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Health authorities think the virus might have infected far more people across a broader region after spreading undetected for weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
It's an almost weekly occurrence because, since Rodri's injury, these two distinct but interrelated problems have infected every part of the pitch.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2025
Another report documents cases in which people carrying the virus might have infected their pet cats.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
Government scientists have been testing 297 samples of retail dairy products from 38 states, a swath of the country that covers regions far beyond the nine states known to have infected herds.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
Only one carrier of the disease could claim, plausibly, to have infected him.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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