How to Use infectious in a Sentence

infectious

adjective

• She has an infectious grin.
• Her infectious laughter and light can fill an empty room and illuminate any dark space.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 6 Sep. 2024
• When a cold sore develops, the lesions are highly infectious.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
• Something about Álvarez’s music is so infectious and gives me instant boosts of dopamine.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
• What remains with me is her almost infectious laugh, coupled with her serious desire to help others.
  — Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 11 Nov. 2022
• That has prompted many people to treat the virus like any other infectious respiratory diseases, such as a cold or influenza.
  — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2024
• But as people once again gathered and shopped and worshipped together, as well as traveled from country to country, measles — one of the most infectious viruses — has returned.
  — Gregory A. Poland, STAT, 14 Aug. 2024
• Smith immediately referred the patient to the infectious-disease team.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 2 Nov. 2022
• Some pediatric infectious disease experts have suggested not taking newborns into large crowds.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2022
• Wellcome put him in touch with Horby, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Oxford.
  — Matthew Herper, STAT, 3 Nov. 2022
• Thompson and other infectious disease experts are calling for national surveillance of fungal infections and urging doctors to test for them more often.
  — Angela Yang, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2022
• The kills are gory, the satire is thick, and the charm is so infectious.
  — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2023
• It’s known as the leading cause of infectious blindness in the world.
  — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2023
• With this big grin on his face, and an infectious laugh.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 July 2023
• Rosenberg is thrilled to see the infectious song still landing arrows to the heart.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 Mar. 2023
• Yet the genre blend is pure Beck, and his infectious energy was the furnace behind all of the songs.
  — William Earl, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
• Kealan has a way of sharing his sense of humor with those around him and his laugh is infectious!
  — BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2023
• Michelle Buteau has the most beautiful and infectious laugh.
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 28 July 2023
• Tests did not detect any live, infectious virus in the products, the FDA said in its May 10 update.
  — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
• The 16-year-old’s good mood is often infectious and she’s described as a delight to be around.
  — The Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2024
• After all, hitting is said to be infectious in a dugout.
  — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 14 May 2024
• These girls could sing, dance, and put on a show that’s indisputably infectious.
  — Mekita Rivas, refinery29.com, 15 Aug. 2023
• That sense of glee in a couple of hometown guys getting away with it is infectious.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2024
• His energy is infectious and is one of the things Holly loves about him.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
• Benny’s love for comics was infectious and amazing to be around.
  — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
• The study determined that most kids were infectious through day three of their illness.
  — Korin Miller Published, Verywell Health, 7 Nov. 2023
• As a result, more immune cells circulate in the blood, which can then fight off the infectious agents.
  — Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 29 July 2024
• Miles explained what makes the State Farm's ads so infectious in their ad treatment and creative process.
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2023
• And norovirus can remain infectious in water for two months or more.
  — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2023
• Laura was a bright light…her infectious energy and humor gave a spark to the early days of our band.
  — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024