How to Use contagious in a Sentence

contagious

adjective
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  • I have a cold and I'm still contagious.
  • It's a highly contagious virus.
  • I'm sick, but the doctor says I'm not contagious.
  • The virus can stay active and contagious in the air or on surfaces for up to two hours.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The trick here is to sauté the mirepoix until the flavors bloom — and are at their most contagious.
    — Michelle Huneven, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The scoring got contagious as the Owls pounded away inside to close out the game.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
  • And the disease was so contagious that farmers often had to kill their birds to avoid the flu.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The factors that make a virus more contagious are varied.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Her jumps were soaring through the air and her school spirit was contagious.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The great concern is that the virus will evolve and become more contagious among humans.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
  • The dogs’ excitement is contagious and hasn’t died down at all.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The disease is not contagious and can’t spread from human to human.
    — Bruce Haring, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Ronnie always came to practice with a smile on this face and his passion for the game was contagious.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Measles is one of the most contagious viruses that infects humans.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
  • White failure is contagious, a threat to the colonial order.
    — Darryl Pinckney, The New York Review of Books, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The coronavirus is more contagious, more deadly and spreads more quickly than the flu.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022
  • This isn't contagious, and damaged leaves can be removed.
    — Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Now, at last, someone did, as last week’s Season 27 episode found Zach Shallcross in lockdown with the contagious virus.
    — oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2023
  • How measles can spread The virus is highly contagious and lives in the nose and throat mucus of an infected person, according to the CDC.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • So, the concept of baseball being contagious is mentioned often in and around the Rangers’ clubhouse.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2023
  • Smith’s laughter was contagious, making those around her laugh, too, Williams said.
    — Krista Torralva, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • This could save the other chickens from infection, but since the flu is so contagious, the disease could have already spread.
    — Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Heaps of contagious buzz, but not enough winning football.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The summer energy is so contagious in these short clips that I'm tempted to pack my bags and book a ticket to Ibiza myself.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 19 July 2023
  • There’s no plate Emma won’t lick clean, and her little belly laugh is contagious.
    — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 3 June 2023
  • Measles is a virus that can be highly contagious for people who haven't been immunized against it.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Norovirus, an extremely contagious stomach bug, is making its way across the United States and other parts of the world.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Irritation can be contagious, so try to control your own feeling of being on edge on the 16th and blame it on Mars.
    — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 Mar. 2023
  • If despair is contagious, then the psychological turn in Klein’s work might be seen as her attempt to stop the spread.
    — Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Watching athletes express joy when winning at the Olympics can also be contagious.
    — Solcyré Burga, TIME, 26 July 2024

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