How to Use aerosolize in a Sentence

aerosolize

verb
  • They can also be easily aerosolized, such as by a toilet flush.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Virus particles can be found in feces and can aerosolize when the toilet is flushed.
    — Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 12 June 2020
  • The entire plane can remove masks to eat and drink and aerosolize whatever’s in their lungs.
    — Star Tribune, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Oils from frying and sautéing can aerosolize (that’s how your counters end up with a fine layer of grease on them).
    — Brianna Barbu, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2021
  • Research shows that a toilet flush can aerosolize pathogens, spreading them to nearby surfaces.
    — Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
  • So there are things that grow deep in the soil or grow in the insides of plants and not things that would generally be aerosolized just by wind.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Talking, especially loudly, and singing can aerosolize the virus.
    — Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Some diffusers, which act by aerosolizing the oil, release micro-droplets into the air that may collect on the fur of a pet cat.
    — Texas A&m University, Houston Chronicle, 16 Nov. 2019
  • The swab up the nose can aerosolize the virus to spread on air currents, potentially infecting others.
    — Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2020
  • All that bubbling, swirling and splashing can aerosolize fecal waste, sending tiny particles airborne.
    — cleveland, 17 June 2020
  • Coughs and sneezes also produce aerosolized virus, smaller particles that float in the air far longer than droplets and that can also travel farther.
    — Thomas Perls, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2020
  • The patient in that room was intubated and might have had treatments that aerosolized the virus and would have spread it throughout the whole unit yesterday.
    — Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2020
  • Legionella bacteria can be aerosolized through cooling towers, showers and hot tubs, the statement said.
    — Jessica Villagomez, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2019
  • These insecticides do not aerosolize and pose a threat only to hungry bugs, not people or goods that come into contact with the flooring.
    — Cmg Containers, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2024
  • That's because the biggest issue with asbestos is breathing it in, and asbestos only gets aerosolized if something disrupts it.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 20 July 2018
  • What's more, ingredients in e-liquid can degrade or change in potentially harmful ways once they're aerosolized.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Most likely this is happening in the milking parlor when people are sprayed in the face, or viral particles are aerosolized and inhaled.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
  • At about 27 percent the ethanol began to aerosolize, presumably freeing the guaiacol even further.
    — Jenna Gallegos, chicagotribune.com, 17 Aug. 2017
  • Each Juul pod, which contains the nicotine liquid that is aerosolized and inhaled, has the same amount of nicotine as is found in one to two packs of cigarettes.
    — Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2019
  • It's called airborne contact dermatitis, occurs when plant resins aerosolize, and can be caused by sunflowers, ragweed, and goldenrod.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 27 Apr. 2021
  • An older person with dementia, for example, might find the tight, face-covering mask confusing and try to yank it off, which would aerosolize virus into the room.
    — Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Doroshow suggested the patient receive greater oxygen support from a high-flow nasal cannula, which would aerosolize the virus, requiring her to be moved to a private room.
    — Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Many health care providers initially hesitated to use such interventions for fear the pressurized air would aerosolize the virus and endanger health care workers.
    — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2020
  • At that spot, the Tijuana River flows through pipes running beneath the road, then dumps out in cascades that cause the toxic chemicals in the sewage to aerosolize.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Humans are typically infected through contact with their urine, feces or saliva, sometimes when the virus becomes aerosolized during cleaning.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
  • One thing to remember, Lamb said, is that the components of the pollutants, including ash, will settle on the ground and can be aerosolized again when disturbed as part of the cleanup efforts.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Fires aerosolize pollutants, propelling chemicals and particulate matter into the atmosphere, which then falls as a kind of toxic snow.
    — WIRED, 19 Oct. 2022
  • One recent study from Yale University found that vanillin — an extract of the vanilla bean — transforms into chemicals called acetals when aerosolized.
    — NBC News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Incinerators, which were created due to limited space in landfills, emit greenhouse gas and can aerosolize other hazardous pollutants such as mercury and lead.
    — Rachel Ramirez and Alexis Benveniste, CNN, 10 Aug. 2021
  • The findings, though preliminary, indicate that the devices—which aerosolize nicotine and contain no tobacco—may not be as safe as previously assumed.
    — Janine Wolf, Bloomberg.com, 29 Jan. 2018

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