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How to use immune in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, noun, verb

Immune means exempt; not subject to. Example: “As a diplomat, you are immune from prosecution.”

Examples of immune by meaning

adjectiveExempt; not subject to.

  • As a diplomat, you are immune from prosecution.
  • He had always been remarkably immune from such little ailments, and had only once in his life been ill, of a vicious pneumonia long ago at school.1922, Michael Arlen, “2/9/1”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days
  • Bret Stephens believed that, by virtue of his comfortable position at the New York Times, he ought to be immune from insult or criticism.2019 September 3, David Karpf, “Bret Stephens Compared Me to a Nazi Propagandist in the New York Times. It Proved My Point.”, in Esquire

adjectiveProtected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.

  • I am immune to chicken pox.

adjectiveNot vulnerable.

  • Alas, he was immune to my charms.

adjectiveOf or pertaining to immunity.

  • We examined the patient's immune response.
  • Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3

nounA person who is not susceptible to infection by a particular disease.

  • Susceptibles effectively exposed to cases become cases in the next time period; cases recovering from the infection accumulate as immunes.1965, Rene J. Dubos, James G. Hirsch, editors, Bacterial and Mycotic Infections of Man, page 742

verbTo make immune.

  • The utilization of such milk will, however, necessitate an adaptable milk preservation method, through which the immuning agents will not be destroyed or diminished.1905, American Veterinary Medical Association, Journal, volume 29, page 42

More sentences with immune

  • In certain conditions, immune cells may infiltrate into the cerebrospinal fluid.From the entry infiltrate
  • After a brief systemic phase defeated by the immune system, the infection localized to certain areas where it went dormant.From the entry localize
  • His weakened immune system couldn't cope with the infection.From the entry weakened
  • Immune serum could block the cytopathology; a heatlabile factor was required.2018, Douglas P. Fine, Complement Infectious Diseases. From the entry cytopathology
  • Being a ride-along doesn't make you immune, but it takes the bull's-eye off your back.2017, Kenneth L. Fisher, The Ten Roads to Riches. From the entry ride-along
  • This valuable fluid—colostrum—plays a number of important biological roles, including helping improve an infant's immune system.2016, Joseph Henrich, chapter 16, in The Secret of Our Success […] , Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN. From the entry colostrum
  • The gut bacteria are important for programming early immune responses, bioconverting ingested nutrients and inhibiting pathogenic bacteria.2015 April 2, Cary R. Allen-Blevins, David A. Sela, Katie Hinde, “Milk bioactives may manipulate microbes to mediate parent–offspring…. From the entry bioconvert
  • The style of the boardshort was not immune to fashion trends of color, motif, and cut.2014, Malie Moran, Attila Pohlmann, Andrew Reilly, Honolulu Street Style, Intellect, →ISBN, page 62. From the entry boardshort
  • One would think no sector would be more immune to a nerd revolution than the culinary world.2012 November 9, Richard Rushfield, “Revenge Of The Nerds: How Nate Silverism Is Ruining America”, in BuzzFeed, archived from the original…. From the entry nerd revolution
  • If you are immune to boredom, there is literally nothing you cannot accomplish.2011, David Foster Wallace, The Pale King, page 440. From the entry unborable
  • Aren't you urban gothy types supposed to be immune to public opinion?2010, Lori Weber, If You Live Like Me, page 32. From the entry gothy
  • Children and elderly are more predisposed to infectious diseases because of the compromization of the immune system.2009, Larry Holmes, Jr., “Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health”, in Basics of Public Health Core Competencies, Jones and…. From the entry compromisation
  • Panic is immune to debate, to analysis, to earnest and cognitively therapeutic bullet points.2009, Michael Marshall, Bad Things, →ISBN, page 29. From the entry bullet point
  • Signs are inherent in the various aspects of the immune system which differentiate self from non-self.2009, Bill Whitehouse, Meditations of a Sufi. From the entry non-self
  • As soon as the immune system has generated antibodies against one coat, giardia switches to another.2008 December 16, Nicholas Wade, “A Coat of Many Proteins May Be This Parasite’s Downfall”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry giardia
  • Like most transplant recipients, Kainer takes daily antirejection medication and takes precautions for a diminished immune system.2007 April 5, Pat Borzi, “For a Reds Prospect, Dreaming the Big League Dream, Again”, in New York Times. From the entry antirejection
  • In a critical climate that venerates slick, hyperproduced Top 40 pop, why is she immune to praise?2007 December 13, Sam Anderson, “Taster’s Choice”, in New York Magazine, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2017. From the entry hyperproduced
  • How many of those now-immune Hogwartsians have relatives somewhere who are not, in fact, immune?2007 July 25, Elizabeth B Naime, “Deathly Hallows - Mini Review”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jan…. From the entry Hogwartsian
  • He found that laughter enhanced the activity of certain immune system cells responsible for killing infectious pathogens.2005 October 1, Charmaine Liebertz, “A Healthy Laugh”, in John Rennie, editor, Scientific American, New York, N.Y.: Springer Nature…. From the entry gelotology
  • Alas, experience teaches that there are those immune from such cogency.2001 September 22, Yzerok, “From the Memory Hole”, in humanities.philosophy.objectivism (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026. From the entry confusery
  • Once the ergonomic viola catches on what instrument will be immune?1997 August 9, Edward Rothstein, “A Comeback for the Viola. No Joking.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 Feb 2021. From the entry instrument
  • Close communion with God makes us immune to night fright and gives us courage in darkness.1997, Roger Campbell, Spurgeon's Daily Treasures in the Psalms. From the entry nightfright
  • Therefore, the exercise of municipal business powers is not immune from review.1994, Shell Canada Products Ltd. v. Vancouver (City), 24 February 1993. From the entry intra vires
  • Prophylactic virostatic treatment with aciclovir did not prevent cytomegalovirus infection in an immune suppressed patient.1989, Klaus Heimann, P. Wiedemann, editors, Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy, Kaden Verlag, page 322. From the entry cytomegalovirus
  • They've seen millions of ads, have been exposed to every approach—so they're almost immune.1986 September 9, Hal Riney, quotee, “How now, Hal?”, in The New York Times, volume 135, number 468, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times…. From the entry adwise
  • His great size and his ability as a boisman (stickfighter) made him immune from physical attack.1975, Michael Anthony, Andrew Carr, David Frost Introduces Trinidad and Tobago, page 151. From the entry boisman
  • Miller’s South Carolina Sinking Fund partly immune, partly asbestosed, or what?1922, The Insurance Press, volume 54, page 6, column 3. From the entry asbestos
  • The heterodoxists bill themselves as skeptics who are immune to the trappings of tribalism, partisanship, and the status quo.2024 March 15, Radley Balko, “The War on the Woke Trumps the Truth for Many Heterodox Thinkers”, in The UnPopulist, archived from the…. From the entry heterodoxist
  • They may cloak the tumor from the immune system, neutralize drugs or help tumors spread through the body.2022 September 29, Carl Zimmer, “A New Approach to Spotting Tumors: Look for Their Microbes”, in The New York Times, archived from the…. From the entry tumor
  • Yes, there are microbes everywhere and most are just fine for us, perhaps even beneficial to our microbiomes and immune systems.2019 October 7, Sandee LaMotte, “The germiest place in your home and the best way to combat those microbes”, in CNN, archived from the…. From the entry microbe
  • Prime ministers have not been immune to spreading alternative facts.2017 March 3, Chantal Hébert, “It's not just Donald Trump who shifts the truth, Canada's politicians have been using alternative facts for…. From the entry alternative fact

Meaning of immune

  1. adjective Exempt; not subject to.
  2. adjective Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.
  3. adjective Not vulnerable.

Full definition of immune

Questions about immune in a sentence

How do you use immune in a sentence?
Immune is used as an adjective, noun and verb. For example: “As a diplomat, you are immune from prosecution.”
What is a short sentence with immune?
“I am immune to chicken pox.”
What does immune mean?
Immune means exempt; not subject to.

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