How to Use germ in a Sentence

germ

noun

• The germ killed all the women and left the men with the Noise.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2020
• No crowds, germs, or trips to the mall or post office required.
  — Gary Drenik, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
• Those things are notorious germ-spreaders in the best of times.
  — Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Nov. 2020
• The same goes for toilet cleaner, which is made to tackle tough stains and germs unique to toilet bowls.
  — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2024
• PhoneSoap offers loads of products to help keep your tech bacteria and germ free.
  — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 30 Nov. 2020
• Drug-resistant germs will kill millions more people in coming decades, researchers warned.
  — Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
• When water is absorbed into the bean, the bean expands, and the germ releases its nutrients.
  — Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh, National Geographic, 23 Nov. 2020
• That is because the new vaccines activate a branch of the immune system that has evolved for robust, rapid responses against airborne germs.
  — Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
• With flour, the nutritious, flavorful and perishable bran and germ were stripped away to extend its shelf life, producing white or all-purpose flour.
  — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2020
• Dent corn is fractionated into its various elements (starch, protein/germ, oil and moisture).
  — WWD, 16 Oct. 2024
• The colder months are also prime season for flu, colds, and viruses, so germs are more likely to cover high-touch surfaces such as door handles, light switches, and countertops.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
• This gives our defense system an easy enemy to practice against, so when the dangerous form of the germ tries to infect the body, the soldiers are already battle-tested against it.
  — Nicholas St. Fleur, Family, 7 Dec. 2020
• He’s made the bar his workstation, but anyone invading his personal bubble will likely be blasted by his keyboard cleaning spray or berated for getting germs near him.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
• His main task was making sure the players remained safe, with Payton using a wet towel at all times to not lick his fingers and receivers using gloves to also prevent potential germ spreading.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2020
• But the germ of the book was planted in the first year of the pandemic.
  — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2023
• This little screen on the seat in front of me filled with germs?
  — Vulture, 12 Nov. 2023
• Whole grains are made of three parts: the germ, bran and endosperm.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2023
• Each whole grain of rice consists of three parts: the bran, the germ and the endosperm.
  — Good Housekeeping, 5 Dec. 2022
• The first germ of an idea for a song is usually the best.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2023
• Many people hate them—the lack of privacy, the noise, the germs.
  — Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2023
• How Paxlovid came to be: From the germ of an idea to a vital tool against Covid.
  — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 4 May 2022
• To produce white flour, the bran and germ get stripped from the starchy bit, which is then ground up.
  — Ryan Kellman, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
• Rinse to wash away germs, mold, water spots, and soap scum.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2023
• It's derived from wheat that has been milled to remove the germ and bran.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2022
• The article became the germ of his first and best known book.
  — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
• This unique and thoughtful gift will help keep his phone both germ-free and charged.
  — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 18 Nov. 2022
• Say goodbye to germs and hello to a sealed, odor-free zone.
  — Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
• Say goodbye to germs and hello to a sealed, odor-free zone.
  — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2024
• That germ, pseudomonas aeruginosa, has made its way to the U.S. for the first time.
  — Ryan Fonsecastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023
• While refined flour is made from the endosperm of the grain, whole grains include the germ and bran.
  — Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024