How to Use immunity in a Sentence

immunity

noun
  • They have developed an immunity to the virus.
  • They have developed immunity to the virus.
  • Even more lethal were the germs that outsiders brought, to which the islanders had no immunity.
    Anvita Abbi, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
  • But this court does seem to think, like, on the civil side, there may be some immunity.
    CBS News, 2 June 2024
  • The immunity decision that came down two weeks ago is the same kind of case.
    Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
  • Copeland has not been charged in the case and was granted immunity to testify.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Such is the progressive line in the wake of last week’s oral arguments over Trump’s immunity claim.
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 28 Apr. 2024
  • Due to the unique rules of this week's episode, Frannie and the orange team all had immunity, but they were not allowed to vote at Tribal Council.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2023
  • And the high level of immunity from vaccines means the risk for widespread transmission is low.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
  • But the risk of reinfection could climb as time passes, as well as if the virus mutates to evade immunity.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • There could be a few reasons for the current uptick in cases, waning immunity among them.
    WIRED, 3 Aug. 2023
  • One of those factors is waning immunity, where the body’s initial response to the vaccine weakens over the years.
    Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The winner of the challenge will earn immunity for their regional team.
    Kturnqui, oregonlive, 21 June 2023
  • Covid-19 is here to stay, but the pandemic has been in a downward trend for more than a year because people around the world have built up immunity to the virus, the WHO said on Friday.
    Betsy McKay, wsj.com, 5 May 2023
  • The Ratu tribe is safe another day, winning the first immunity.
    Erica Thompson, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Aside from the merits of the immunity claim, the judges jumped right into questioning Trump’s lawyer over whether the court has jurisdiction to hear the appeal at this time.
    Eric Tucker, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2024
  • If passed, the bill would lift immunity from OPEC members and their oil companies and sue them for colluding to boost prices.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Where does the lawsuit stand: In March of 2023 the case was dismissed by a circuit court judge citing the sovereign immunity doctrine.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Anyone 13 years old and older who has no evidence of immunity can get two doses four to eight weeks apart, the CDC said.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Chutkan now has to rule, based on Smith’s filing, on which charges against Trump can still move forward and aren’t restricted by immunity.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Later, Trump’s lawyers sought to delay the hush money trial until the Supreme Court ruled on his immunity claim.
    Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2024
  • And notice that Carson didn’t tell Matthew about his immunity idol.
    Erica Thompson, The Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2023
  • And the case that's facing the Supreme Court in this moment is: should a president have absolute immunity?
    Abc News, ABC News, 9 May 2024
  • The news follows recent research that showed some seabirds in the UK—where the outbreak was first reported—are starting to show immunity to H5N1.
    WIRED, 28 Oct. 2023
  • People who battle viruses like smallpox, measles, or polio have immunity for years, or even for the rest of their lives.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Well, 18 Apr. 2023
  • For starters, one of the contenders will receive immunity after winning one of the weekly challenges.
    Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Many health care providers recommend that people 65 and over get a second dose a few months after the initial shot to boost immunity.
    Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • That’s not to say that the immunity conferred by vaccination and the initial boosters is moot.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Rachel gets to wear the world’s ugliest immunity necklace that probably has rabies, scabies, and inconsolable babies.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Chandhok, the prosecution’s star witness — who, like Caple, received immunity for his testimony — vouched earlier this week that Becker had leaked him the report.
    Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024

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