HIV positive
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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More than 40 percent of pregnant women my colleagues and I saw were HIV positive, and I cared for many patients who died of AIDS.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2025
Unlike his discomfort with being a Jew, Cohn's disconnect over his identity as a gay man wound up taking a literally deadly turn for him after he was diagnosed as HIV positive.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2024
“When I announced I was HIV positive, Jerry West and I sat in his office and cried for like 20 minutes together,” Johnson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2024
"Because I had previously supported the Terrence Higgins Trust by running a marathon for them, I knew that people would deduce that I was HIV positive from Belfield's comments," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2023
Magic Johnson's admission that he had tested HIV positive was followed, less than two days later, by the "We still love you" T- shirts in Los Angeles.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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