How to Use immune in a Sentence

immune

adjective
Definition of immunenext
Synonyms for immunenext
  • But even a movie star isn’t immune from the Phoenix heat.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2024
  • Masks are back in the news, and even the president isn't immune.
    — Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Restaurants have not been immune to the effects of the heat wave, as well.
    — Irving Mejia-Hilario, Dallas News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • No team in the NFL at this point in the season is immune to injuries.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The winner of that will be the only person immune from the vote.
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Even so, the brand isn’t immune to trends that keep it at the top of everyone’s minds.
    — Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • If the Ducks aren’t immune from mocking on the Nike campus, no place is safe.
    — oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Plasma is part of the blood and it's involved in immune functions.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The early hero of the playoffs, Devin Booker, wasn’t immune.
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2023
  • Only the bees that produce mad honey are immune to the high.
    — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Why are men largely immune from so many of the same concerns?
    — Daisy Jones, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Even the most diligent among us are not immune to the need for a little study break every now and then.
    — Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 16 Sep. 2022
  • But the Grand Canyon state is not immune to extreme weather events.
    — Eshaan Sarup, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
  • But even those with a plan were not immune to the impacts of the financial vortex.
    — Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Teaching the body’s immune cells to recognize and fight cancer is one of the holy grails in medicine.
    — Gregory Allen, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2022
  • No one is immune from fanning out over the Olympics, not even Taylor Swift.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Even Chip and Joanna Gaines aren't immune to a little teen angst.
    — Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Like the rest of the country, Whitefish has not been immune to price increases.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
  • But even the provocative purveyor of $800 T-shirts isn’t immune to the cowboy myth.
    — Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2023
  • This could mean that the XBB.1.5 may be better able to get past your immune defenses.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.
    — Ruby Cramer, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
  • Once again, the researchers drew blood samples and totaled the number of immune cells.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2022
  • What’s more, other work had shown the variant involved, known as CBD103, played a role in the immune systems of dogs.
    — Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 20 Oct. 2022
  • But even Death Valley — one of the most extreme places on the planet — is not immune to climate change.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
  • Using the body’s own immune cells as anticancer agents has long been part of this dream.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • But no human is immune to the emotional ebbs and flows life has to offer.
    — Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
  • This swing in your immune function may be enough to leave you vulnerable to the virus du jour.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Research has shown that between 70% and 80% of our immune cells reside in our gut.
    — Julia Craven, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The state Attorney General’s Office sought to have the lawsuit dismissed arguing that the agency was immune from liability for injuries caused by a suspect.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
  • For example, selenium can either increase or decrease your body’s immune function, depending on the dose.
    — Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025

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