Examples of “viral” in a Sentence

adj Relating to, or caused by, a virus.

• A viral infection usually clears up without any antibiotics.
• Several pupils were off school with a nasty viral illness.
• The doctor confirmed it was a viral infection, not bacterial.

adj Spreading extremely fast from person to person, especially online.

• The recipe went viral after one chef shared it online.
• The video of the dancing dog went viral within hours.
• Her tweet went viral and was shared over a million times.

noun A piece of content, such as a video or post, that spreads rapidly online.

• It is hard to plan a viral because nobody can predict what people will share.
• That joke video became the biggest viral of the week.
• The marketing team was hoping to create a viral, not just another ad.