How to Use asbestos in a Sentence

asbestos

noun
  • Was the snow on the film's set asbestos?
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Paws are tough, but they are not made of asbestos.
    — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Four schools have had to close due to asbestos so far this year.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2023
  • There's asbestos, there's lead.
    — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • There is asbestos and lead and smoke damage.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Lead paint peels from walls marked with warnings of asbestos.
    — Author: Richard Read, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2019
  • When all of the asbestos was in Illinois?
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
  • No asbestos was found in any of the talc samples, the agency said.
    — NBC News, 13 July 2018
  • At issue is whether the talc contained trace amounts of asbestos.
    — Erika D. Smith Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2021
  • The firm has about two-thirds of the asbestos cases pending in the court.
    — Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The house had been covered in asbestos siding for decades.
    — Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
  • There were lots of other jobs that had asbestos, but nothing like this.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • For an older home, there of course could be things like asbestos within the home.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Roofs leak and ceiling tiles, made with asbestos, fall during rains.
    — Gina Ferazzi, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022
  • Talc had a bad spell for a while there, because some supplies found traces of asbestos.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 31 May 2023
  • Some of the buildings that are to be torn down were found to have asbestos, the agreement said.
    — Kendrick Calfee updated February 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The mere presence of asbestos in a home or a building is not hazardous.
    — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The funds have also gone to getting rid of the asbestos in the building.
    — Jacob McAdams, Houston Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2018
  • So an inspector arrived and the good news is that there was no sign of asbestos.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Some videos, for instance, show a ceiling with asbestos and puddles in the road.
    — Lindsay Ellis, WSJ, 20 May 2022
  • Does this mean there will be no asbestos testing for cosmetics?
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Most of these places have not been renovated, and many are filled with lead paint and asbestos.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 July 2021
  • Parts of the carpet have been ripped out, revealing asbestos tiles.
    — Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Thousands had set up makeshift homes made of little more than cloth, asbestos, and plastic sheets.
    — Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Toward the end, many complained it was plagued with mold, asbestos, and flooding.
    — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Even exposure to small amounts of asbestos has been linked to health issues later in life.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The third wild card is a parasite that feeds off your gray matter and replaces it with asbestos.
    — Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
  • Dirt filled with traces of lead paint and asbestos that would need to be excavated for a new basement.
    — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2024
  • Chalk dust glinted like pollen or asbestos in the sunshine coming through the window.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Whether asbestos is safe is not up for debate, but rather how to regulate testing.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Dec. 2025

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