bill of health
noun phrase
1
: a certificate given to the ship's master at the time of leaving port that indicates the state of health of a ship's company and of a port with regard to infectious diseases
2
: a usually favorable report following an examination or investigation
gave the criticized textbook a clean bill of health
Examples of bill of health in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The journey to get here was serpentine and occasionally bewildering (remember, no 3-1 lead is safe against Denver, and every clean bill of health deserves public appreciation).
—
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
My Bitdefender contact explained that the clean bill of health in the dashboard refers to the fact that my personal data was already purged from data brokers during my reviews of other similar products.
—PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Tyler Glasnow has been deemed to have a clean bill of health after elbow trouble cost him a postseason run and still is being paid to be a frontline starter.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
These restaurants had clean bills of health in February
March 20, 2025 6:00 AM
See all stories
The Sacramento Bee
916-321-1090
Theresa Clift covers housing, real estate and development for The Sacramento Bee.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bill of health
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
My Bitdefender contact explained that the clean bill of health in the dashboard refers to the fact that my personal data was already purged from data brokers during my reviews of other similar products.
—PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Tyler Glasnow has been deemed to have a clean bill of health after elbow trouble cost him a postseason run and still is being paid to be a frontline starter.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
These restaurants had clean bills of health in February
March 20, 2025 6:00 AM
See all stories
The Sacramento Bee
916-321-1090
Theresa Clift covers housing, real estate and development for The Sacramento Bee.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bill of health
Cite this Entry
“Bill of health.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bill%20of%20health. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
bill of health
noun
: a duly authenticated certificate of the state of health of a ship's company and of a port with regard to infectious diseases that is given to the ship's master at the time of leaving the port
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share