How to Use contagious in a Sentence

contagious

adjective

• 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 dogs’ excitement is contagious and hasn’t died down at all.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Dog flu is highly contagious:Expert tips on treatment, how to spot symptoms of dog flu.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2023
• The wine list has bottles that are a great value, and the staff to lead you to them with contagious enthusiasm and the backstories of each selection.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
• The key problem with bird flu is that the highly contagious virus is spread easily by wild birds through their droppings and nasal discharges.
  — Josh Funk, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2023
• This is how the fatal tribalism of the Bosnian war becomes contagious.
  — Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
• Word of mouth about the label, which has achieved cult status, has been contagious between attendees.
  — Jasmine Damian, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• And if our assistant had been really stressed out, that would have been contagious.
  — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024