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.
• Again, this is not Covid-19 -- this virus is not nearly as contagious.
  — Katia Hetter, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022
• The spirit of the place is contagious, wrapping you up in nostalgia and psyching you up for the game.
  — Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
• The crowd’s energy was contagious, the songs were karaoke-esque and heat from the pyro could be felt all the way to the back of the open-air space.
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2022
• As contagious as bubonic plague, attacking one but infecting all.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022
• While encephalitis is an infection, the condition itself is not contagious.
  — Francisco J. Rivera Rosario, Health, 26 Sep. 2024
• Among their landmark findings was that obesity is essentially contagious.
  — Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
• The initiative was launched in January amid the nationwide surge of the highly contagious omicron variant.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022
• Polio is a highly contagious viral disease that can affect the nervous system and cause muscle weakness and, in some cases, paralysis or death.
  — Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022
• Polio is extremely contagious, and is most often released into the environment through an infected person’s stool.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
• Covid booster shots that target the highly contagious BA.5 omicron subvariant.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 31 Aug. 2022
• The relaxed demeanor of the producers and the obvious camaraderie that emanates from them can seem a little goofy and amateur, but their friendliness is contagious and inclusive.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022
• The rise of the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus this year, however, prompted China to lock down major economic hubs.
  — Yoko Kubota, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022
• The highly contagious virus presents as sores in the mouth and rashes on the hands and feet.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2022
• 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 disease is not contagious, but outbreaks can spread if the bacteria get into a building's water supply including in shower heads, sink faucets, hot water tanks, heaters and other plumbing systems.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2022
• 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
• Is contagious standard gone on a team needing to build grit to their grandeur?
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
• None of the birds in the park’s collection are believed to have been exposed to the highly contagious virus.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022
• 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

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024