How to Use saliva in a Sentence

saliva

noun
  • It's also found in the saliva of some ticks.
    — NPR, 15 Nov. 2025
  • The saliva turned solid in his throat.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • All dogs make these proteins, and all dogs have skin and saliva.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Those tests may be done through nasal or throat swabs, or saliva samples.
    — Leah Groth, Health.com, 12 June 2020
  • The pull back gives you time to breathe and keeps from an overflow of saliva.
    — Bernadette Anat, Seventeen, 8 Jan. 2018
  • Most of the tests use some sort of nose swab, but there are some tests that use saliva as well.
    — Brianna Abbott, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The bugs will pierce your skin and inject saliva into the bite.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 5 Aug. 2020
  • Swans use a special oil gland and their saliva to keep their feathers white.
    — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 7 June 2024
  • But what was more crushing wasn’t the saliva dripping down my face.
    — New York Times, 28 Sep. 2021
  • For eternal life, harvest a dead man's toe and a newt's saliva.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The virus spreads in birds through their saliva, mucous and feces.
    — Elizabeth Walsh, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2024
  • Another type of test is the saliva test.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • It’s also found in the saliva of certain ticks.
    — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 13 June 2026
  • It’s also found in the saliva of certain ticks.
    — Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • Blood, saliva, and urine tests reveal only past use, which can be days old.
    — Naomi Martin, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Rodents pass the virus through their droppings, urine and saliva.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Rodents pass the virus through their droppings, urine and saliva.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
  • These rodents spread the virus in their urine, droppings, and saliva.
    — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
  • Waiting helps your saliva restore your teeth’s strength.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
  • The enzyme is found in saliva and the gut and breaks down complex sugars in food.
    — Laurie McGinley, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2020
  • This allows your saliva to wash away the acid and protects tooth enamel.
    — Jamie Wolff, Health, 27 Dec. 2025
  • This damage can appear as small holes or areas that look chewed and have saliva present.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • This damage can appear as small holes or areas that look chewed and have saliva present.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
  • Chew sugar-free gum to increase the flow of saliva, which helps remove acid.
    — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 30 July 2024
  • For back sleepers, saliva may either stay in the mouth or travel down the throat.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Researchers are finding that saliva may change the flavor of food.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
  • To get around that problem, Burke's team designed its own saliva test.
    — Norah O'Donnell and Margaret Hynds, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2020
  • IgA is also present in tears, saliva, breast milk, and mucus.
    — Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 8 Sep. 2024
  • In their study, the team compared swabs and saliva samples from patients.
    — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2020
  • The test requires screening through saliva, a cheek swab or a blood sample.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026

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