germs

1. Microorganisms that can cause disease or infection .

Example Sentences

He has been married three times, shares a total of seven children and stepchildren with his third wife, and once said on television that he doesn’t wash his hands because germs aren’t real.

From Slate

A former prison guard at Guantanamo Bay, Hegseth is best known for two things: Boasting that he does not believe in germs and acts accordingly — “Fox host says he 'hasn't washed hands in 10 years,’” the BBC reported in 2019 — and defending alleged war crimes.

From Salon

He adopted “Dec Martens” as a kind of punk rock alias, like the Germs’ Darby Crash or Pat Smear.

From Los Angeles Times

Without a clear way for people to flush after using the toilet, clean their bathrooms, and wash their hands, “we were worried about infections, germs, and diarrheal illnesses,” says Jennifer Mullendore, the medical director for Buncombe County Health and Human Services.

From Slate

But, it was definitely a defendable total and it was a huge opportunity missed by England because of the dropped catches that seemed to be as contagious as the back-to-school germs in early September.

From BBC

Related Words

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• flu
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