Sentences with 'contracting'
Example sentences and phrases with the word contracting and other words derived from it.
• « When Peter the Great died (after contracting pneumonia or influenza from diving into the icy Neva to save a drowning man) in 1725, the Russian Empire was now six times larger than it had been under Ivan the Terrible. »
• « What about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome? Well, because it can be transmitted through blood, there is little chance of contracting the disease through mouth-to-mouth contact. However, the exception to this - and an infrequent one at that - is when there is bleeding gums. »
• « To prevent them, the remedy is simple: frequent toothbrushing eliminates the risk of contracting diseases and transmitting bacteria, as well as perfuming the most cinematic of mouth kisses with mint or menthol. »
• « The chances of contracting a disease from a parent or sibling vary according to the disease in question. »