get AIDS

Frequency: 8.822.0 per million words

A common, informal way to say contract AIDS.

AIDSVERB + AIDS

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Examples (10)

  • People can get AIDS from unprotected sex.
  • He was devastated when he found out he had gotten AIDS.
  • If you share needles, you risk getting AIDS.
  • The doctor explained that you can't get AIDS from a mosquito bite.
  • Without proper precautions, anyone could get AIDS.
  • She was relieved to learn she didn't get AIDS after the exposure.
  • Education is key to preventing people from getting AIDS.
  • In the early days of the epidemic, many people got AIDS through blood transfusions.
  • It's a common misconception that you can get AIDS from casual contact.
  • Public health campaigns work to inform people how they can get AIDS and how to prevent it.