will infect
- future tense of infect.
Example Sentences
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They calculated that the virus’s infectiousness—an estimate of how many people one contagious person will infect on average—is 2.1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Will is haunted by fear that his mother will infect the rest of his life, that he could become like her.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
By mid-February, Omicron will infect up to 40 percent of the U.S. population, one projection estimates, dwarfing the 8 percent that get sick from flu each season.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 11, 2022
However, experts believe it will overtax America's health care system because it will infect so many people, some of whom will inevitably become seriously ill.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2021
“This island is covered with Devil’s Club. Don’t grab it or hundreds of tiny thistles will infect your hands and make them swell up like sausages.”
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
