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

But the malady afflicting much of the Dodgers lineup seems to have infected the third baseman with a particularly virulent strain.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025

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

All together, these strains have infected dozens of different species, including at least 67 humans, in an unprecedented spread.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2025

Only one carrier of the disease could claim, plausibly, to have infected him.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis