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Examples of borne in a Sentence
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My book surveys the public-health landscape from food-borne and insectborne diseases to antibiotic resistance, from infectious causes of chronic afflictions to bioterrorism. — Madeline Drexler, Wilson Quarterly, Summer 2002 The news carried by mail coach is an exact inversion of the railroad-borne news in Charles Dickens's Dombey and Son (1844-46). — John Plotz, The Crowd, 2000 I would tend to think your strawberries died from other causes. Strawberries need excellent drainage and a sandy, acidic soil that has good air space to encourage root health. They like a soil that has been amended with compost. But strawberries can succumb to soil-borne diseases. — Kathy Huber, Houston Chronicle, 3 Oct. 1998
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Unlike that flea-borne Black Death, this early variant had to be passed from person to person. — Andrew Curry, National Geographic, "The first Europeans weren’t who you might think," 12 July 2019 One recent study estimated that, within the next fifty years, a billion more people could be exposed to mosquito-borne infections than are today. — Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, "How Mosquitoes Changed Everything," 5 Aug. 2018 Officials tested for a range of common virus- or bacteria-borne respiratory illnesses. — Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, "Third person has died after respiratory illness outbreak at Greenspring Village, Fairfax officials say," 17 July 2019 Many diagnosed with the tick-borne illness claim to live with chronic, life-altering symptoms, such as seizures and arthritic joints, even after treatment. — Samantha Lauriello, Health.com, "The New York Times Ran an Article Saying Lyme Disease Is No Big Deal—and People Are Furious," 1 July 2019 West Nile is a mosquito-borne illness which typically causes headaches, body aches, vomiting, diarrhea, or a rash, among other side effects, though most people don’t experience any symptoms of the virus. — Madeline Farber, Fox News, "West Nile virus cause of New Jersey man's death, health officials say," 21 Sep. 2018 The vehicle allows helicopter-borne troops to exit from a helicopter cargo ramp and off into rough terrain without stopping to unpack larger vehicles. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The 'Raider' Is an Offroad Scooter for Soldiers," 21 Aug. 2018 Since the food-borne illness was first reported, the Dayton Daily News reports that at least 703 issues related to a potential illness have been received by the Delaware County General Health District. — Elly Belle, Teen Vogue, "Over 600 People Got Sick After Eating at Chipotle," 10 Aug. 2018 An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has hit Washington Heights, with eight residents sickened by the bacteria-borne illness over the past week, officials reported Wednesday. — Carl Campanile, Fox News, "Legionnaires' outbreak sickens 8 in NYC," 13 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'borne.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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