Example Sentences

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As a result, Garfield’s treating physicians saw no problem with probing the president’s wound with unsterilized hands and tools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Barbers take the same razor to the faces of multiple customers, they said, and roadside dentists crack away at patients’ teeth on sidewalks with unsterilized tools.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2019

Personally, I’m wary of writing highly negative reviews unless I have had a truly bad experience, such as a tour guide who lacks basic familiarity with the area or a barber using unsterilized tools.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2019

"Raw water" is described by one leading brand as "untreated, unfiltered, and unsterilized spring water."

From Golf Digest • Jan. 5, 2018

If we wish to return unsterilized Martian samples to Earth, we must have a containment procedure that is stupefyingly reliable.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan