How to Use infection in a Sentence

infection

noun
  • The wound has so far remained free of infection.
  • Poor hygiene can increase the danger of infection.
  • There’s lots of ways to get a nasty infection.
    — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 4 Mar. 2026
  • This is no longer just an infection.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
  • Here's what else to know about the infection.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • Here's what else to know about the infection.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 18 May 2026
  • The common cold is an infection of the nose and throat.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The common cold is an infection of the nose and throat.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Most people get over their infections in three to four days.
    — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Most infections present as a cold, if there are any symptoms at all.
    — Katie Gutierrez, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
  • In the old days, an infection was a death sentence.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Garfield died four months later from an infection in the wound caused by the shot.
    — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But the girl’s nose and hard palate died from the infection and had to be removed.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Bernie’s torn hand was showing no sign of infection.
    — Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Hair loss could also be due to infection.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Frankel didn’t reveal what led to the infection.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Frankel didn’t reveal what led to the infection.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Frankel didn’t reveal what led to the infection.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Her child has a serious infection and is not ready to go home.
    — Rachel Pearson, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
  • Many people think of infections as staying in one part of the body.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
  • What are the symptoms of an infection?
    — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The infection stems from a skin infection in one of his legs.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The idea was spreading, like an infection.
    — Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
  • But those kinds of infections usually make the skin hot and red.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • This arboviral infection may have a fever as well as headache and body aches.
    — Judy Stone, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Moisture trapped in their coats or ears can lead to infections or skin issues.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Three people have died from their infections.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • While there is a vaccine to prevent infection, there is no cure.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
  • An infection can spread the virus four days before the rash is noticed.
    — City News Service, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The infection had spread into her lymph nodes, numbing the left side of her face.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 21 July 2024

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