How to Use AIDS in a Sentence
AIDS
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Lesotho is poor, and AIDS is stigmatized.
—Majirata Latela, The Dial, 13 Jan. 2026
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Part of her work was prayer work, and that carried her through the AIDS crisis.
—Wren Sanders, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
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One of her friends died from AIDS and another from a drug overdose.
—Debbie Truong, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
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The artist had spent the ’80s losing friends and lovers to the ravages of AIDS.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
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Not Coca-Cola, not f—ing AIDS and red meats.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
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One of the best ways to combat AIDS is to prevent new infections in the first place.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Mozambique has the second-largest AIDS epidemic in the world.
—NPR, 2 June 2026
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People were deathly afraid of AIDS in Spain and even in the US.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
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He was diagnosed with AIDS in 1997.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
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Others write about loving those with HIV/AIDS.
—Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
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In 1991 alone, Earle lost 42 friends to AIDS.
—Christina Ray Stanton, Time, 2 June 2026
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The star was just 59 at the time, and had been diagnosed with AIDS a year earlier.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024
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Boundless care was not my narrative frame for the AIDS epidemic.
—Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026
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And the world is no longer on track to meet critical 2030 AIDS targets.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Gilead, its investors, and AIDS activists have high hopes for Yeztugo.
—Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
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Groff came of age during the emergence of the AIDS crisis, and its impact is evident in his work.
—Court Stroud, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The boom was over, the AIDS and crack epidemics were raging, crime was soaring, and the city was collapsing around him.
—Jonathan Mahler, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2025
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There was Newton’s young, handsome face, but also the faces of other young men, all of whom had died of AIDS.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Four decades later, Fairchild is still one of the biggest advocates for AIDS research.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
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Shortly before the young man died from AIDS in late 1994, Bernardin met and prayed with him.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Mar. 2026
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Woods came out as a trans woman in 1989 during the AIDS epidemic.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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For more than two decades, he's worked in HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
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Winona [Ryder] gave me that rec to just understand the AIDS epidemic.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
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Cooties was also popular during the ’80s, when kids were hearing a lot about AIDS.
—Bruce Handy, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
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What do those changes to foreign assistance mean for the fight against HIV and AIDS around the world?
—April 20, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
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Colón would later serve as a member of the Latino Commission on AIDS.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
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His death boosted public awareness of the disease and raised millions of dollars for AIDS research.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Many of his works centered on those who died as the AIDS crisis bloomed across the city, stealing friends, acquaintances, and fellow artists.
—News Desk, Artforum, 30 Mar. 2026
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But beneath the joy and abandon, the AIDS crisis casts an ever-deepening shadow.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 May 2026
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But beneath the joy and abandon, the AIDS crisis casts an ever-deepening shadow.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
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