How to Use secretion in a Sentence

secretion

noun

• Birds can shed the virus through their oral, nasal, urine and fecal secretions.
  — Todd Cornish, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2024
• So do secretions from a buck’s forehead gland.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
• The by-product is an acid secretion that leads to tooth decay.
  — NBC News, 18 July 2019
• But the process can also lead to more insulin secretion—and drive down weight.
  — Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
• The virus can also be spread from secretions in the mouth and nose, Frenck said.
  — The Enquirer, 4 June 2023
• Mucilaginous secretions of alien frost seep out of the orb’s frozen shell.
  — science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
• The mucin and secretion filtrate does come from the snails, but there’s also more to it.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
• Royal jelly is a secretion made by nurse bees that is meant to feed queen bees and larvae.
  — Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2020
• Jillian no longer had the ability to cough or clear secretions from her lungs on her own.
  — Daniela Porat, ProPublica, 6 Feb. 2020
• The sticky honeydew secretions can attract ants and wasps, as well as lead to sooty mold.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
• The sticky honeydew secretions can attract ants and wasps, as well as lead to sooty mold.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
• What’s the harm in believing that there are beaver butt gland secretions in my vanilla ice cream?
  — Rachel Becker, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2018
• The ants are feeding on a sweet secretion the plant releases.
  — oregonlive.com, 2 July 2019
• In the past, the distillery produced a whiskey with the secretion from beavers’ castor sacs.
  — Michael Casey, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2022
• In the past, the distillery produced a whiskey with the secretion from beavers' castor sacs.
  — Michael Casey, USA TODAY, 28 June 2022
• The virus can spread through direct contact, the air and all body secretions, Speed said.
  — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
• However, when grabbed, the snakes will discharge a secretion from their anal gland, and some might strike.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
• Once the tube is inserted, a cuff is inflated to keep the tube in place and seal out secretions.
  — USA Today, 10 Apr. 2020
• This form of avian flu is spread through saliva, nasal secretions and feces of infected birds.
  — William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
• First, a knight’s urgent secretion plops to the ground behind a tree that offers far too little.
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
• Karen grimaces as Steve inserts a long thin tube all the way into the lungs to pull up secretions.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2020
• The material comes from secretions of the fish, such as feces and urine.
  — Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2019
• The virus is shed in wild bird saliva, nasal secretions and feces, so even droppings near the coop can carry it.
  — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
• Rival lizards can smell these chemicals, called femoral secretions, with a simple flick of their tongues.
  — Saugat Bolakhe, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
• Ducks, for instance, scoop up the oily secretion from the preen gland and spread it over their feathers to waterproof them.
  — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
• Turn the person to their side to allow saliva and other secretions to drain and to keep their airway open.
  — Smita Patel, Verywell Health, 19 July 2024
• The snail secretion filtrate is super refreshing & helps to plump the skin.
  — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 8 July 2025
• Sometimes their secretions can stain walls, rugs, and upholstery.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
• And found that the reunion with the owner stimulate tear secretion.
  — Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2022
• In the center of the flower is the entrance to a tube called a nectar spur, which contains sweet secretions.
  — Douglas Main, National Geographic, 11 July 2019