Septic is an English word with synonyms like infected or germy. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Septic in a sentence
Related words
Septic meaning
- Of or pertaining to sepsis.
- Causing sepsis or putrefaction.
- Of or pertaining to sewage or the disposal of sewage.
Synonyms of Septic
Using Septic
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to sepsis. | Causing sepsis or putrefaction. | Of or pertaining to sewage or the disposal of sewage.
- Useful related words include: infected, germy, septicemic, putrefacient.
- In the example corpus, septic often appears in combinations such as: septic tank, septic system, septic shock.
Context around Septic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Septic
- In this selection, "septic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, two, treat, impacted, systems, system and tank stand out and add context to how "septic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a failing septic system can and basics of septic systems including. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "septic" sits close to words such as aadhaar, adler and alexandre, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with septic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A private well and septic system services the home. (9 words)
Septic drain fields treat septic tank effluent using aerobic soil processes. (11 words)
Kidney disease or colon cancer, for example, can lead to septic shock from blood infections. (15 words)
Manila Water continues to call on its customers to avail of the desludging services offered by the Company and have their septic tanks siphoned every 5 to 7 years to avoid failure of their household’s sanitation system. (38 words)
In a display of cooperation between the Department of National Parks and Wildlife and the Livingstone City Council Fire Brigade, a hippopotamus has been successfully rescued from a septic tank in Dambwa Site and Service Township, Livingstone. (37 words)
He also said that Orland requires property owners to get local permits whenever installing plumbing or septic systems — regardless of whether an actual building permit is needed — and Brown didn’t do this either. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
After 1 year follow up, the outcome was favorable in the two septic arthritis patients, with disappearance of clinical signs of septic arthritis.
University of Minnesota's Dr. Sara Heger will present on the basics of septic systems including septic inspections, how to prevent winter freeze-up in tanks and more.
Septic drain fields treat septic tank effluent using aerobic soil processes.
According to the order, persistent storms and severe weather have impacted septic systems across the state, causing them to take on water, drain fields to flood, and lift pumps to fail.
A failing septic system can cause untreated sewage to come to the surface or leach into nearby water bodies and contaminate groundwater.
Among the small, touching things Wetterling recalls is that the man who pumped out the family’s septic tank did the job without being asked because he knew the house was so crowded.
A private well and septic system services the home.
He also said that Orland requires property owners to get local permits whenever installing plumbing or septic systems — regardless of whether an actual building permit is needed — and Brown didn’t do this either.
Health Agent Shallyn Rodriguez reported that 38 Rockey Knook Lane now has a new Title 5 septic system.
If doctors suspect your child has sepsis, they will treat them with antibiotics immediately to try and prevent it from turning into septic shock, which can lead to organ damage.
In 2022, 24-year-old Alyona Dixon from “septic abortion” after she obtained the abortion pill from Planned Parenthood.
In a display of cooperation between the Department of National Parks and Wildlife and the Livingstone City Council Fire Brigade, a hippopotamus has been successfully rescued from a septic tank in Dambwa Site and Service Township, Livingstone.
In total, $20,345,944 have been set aside for Miami-Dade County resilience priorities including septic-to-sewer conversion, stormwater drainage improvements, and a Biscayne Bay assessment and monitoring regime.
I was close to going into complete septic shock - but luckily they got to me in time.
Kidney disease or colon cancer, for example, can lead to septic shock from blood infections.
Laforest reinforced the idea of encouraging tiny homes in urban areas as there could be challenges in rural areas related to adding a dwelling at a property served by a well and septic system.
Lauren Wagner, 26, from Canada, became septic as a complication from several surgeries to remove a cancerous tumor from her spine.
Manila Water continues to call on its customers to avail of the desludging services offered by the Company and have their septic tanks siphoned every 5 to 7 years to avoid failure of their household’s sanitation system.
Nitrogen-capturing septic systems like the one Mr. Baumgaertel was testing could be a solution for the Cape, a way to help repair the waters where development is not dense enough for sewer lines.
She is responsible for restaurant inspections, septic installation inspections, vector issues, farmer’s markets and home base vendor questions and complaints.
Common combinations with septic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- septic tank 27×
- septic system 25×
- septic shock 24×
- septic systems 17×
- septic tanks 16×
- the septic 14×
- and septic 9×
- to septic 8×
- in septic 7×
- septic and 7×