were infecting
- past progressive of infect.
Example Sentences
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They are now analyzing the genetic fingerprints of the virus samples taken to trace chains of transmission and determine how commonly fully vaccinated people were infecting one another.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2021
They are analyzing the genetic fingerprints of the virus samples taken now to trace chains of transmission and determine how commonly fully vaccinated people were infecting one another.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
That was how the cats were infecting one another and their caretakers: Yeasts in their wounds and saliva flew from cat to cat when they fought or jostled or sneezed.
From Scientific American ● May 18, 2021
About the only hives of human activity were the overwhelmed hospitals, where there were too few test kits for too many patients, who in turn were infecting others, including health care workers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2020
The ones causing the epidemic to grow — the ones who were infecting two and three and four and five others with their disease — were the remaining 168.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
