How to Use chlorinate in a Sentence

chlorinate

verb
  • Clean and chlorinate swimming pools, outdoor saunas and hot tubs.
    — Jesse Garza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2019
  • Swimming pools and outdoor saunas and hot tubs should be cleaned and chlorinated.
    — Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2018
  • And how to chlorinate it by predissolving crepe chunks in benzol.
    — Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Drinking water is chlorinated, but not at the levels needed to make pools safe.
    — NBC News, 17 May 2018
  • If you’re hooked up to your city’s public water supply, chances are your tap water is chlorinated to help keep it safe.
    — Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Maintain your swimming pool in good condition and chlorinate it.
    — Naseem S. Miller, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 July 2018
  • Since it’s not chlorinated, the water is less irritating to eyes and skin, too.
    — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Protect boats and vehicles from rain with tarps that don’t accumulate water. Maintain swimming pools, keeping them appropriately chlorinated.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2023
  • During this mode, the system screens out solids, chlorinates the water, dechlorinates it, and then discharges it.
    — Christine Woodside, courant.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Water in birdbaths and pet dishes should be changed every few days, and swimming pools, outdoor saunas and hot tubs should be cleaned and chlorinated.
    — Jesse Garza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2017
  • Avion, like the Deschutes district, doesn't chlorinate or otherwise treat the water.
    — Lynne Terry, OregonLive.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Clean and chlorinate swimming pools, and frequently change the water in pet dishes and birdbaths to prevent mosquitoes.
    — Rachel Berry, Cincinnati.com, 19 June 2019
  • Keep your swimming pool circulating, clean and chlorinated, and remove any water that collects on the swimming pool cover.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • Keep the swimming pool circulating, clean and chlorinated, and remove any water that collects on the swimming pool cover. Empty out and turn over plastic wading pools or kiddie pools when not in use.
    — The Enquirer, 10 July 2023
  • The water had gone through most of the treatment process but hadn't been chlorinated, spokeswoman Jennifer Messemer-Skold said.
    — John Flesher, Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • According to a press release, Lake Jackson does routinely chlorinate its water supply twice a year.
    — Popular Science, 29 Sep. 2020
  • The lawsuit claims that the center failed to properly chlorinate and maintain its water or train its employees on the proper ways to regulate the facilities.
    — Amanda Watts, CNN, 20 June 2017
  • The bacteria can also infect healthy people, especially in hot tubs and swimming pools that aren’t properly chlorinated.
    — Naseem S. Miller, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 June 2018
  • In an ideal world, with limitless cash and universally good governance, everybody would drink chlorinated water out of taps and flush their sewage through pipes into treatment plants.
    — The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The city does not chlorinate its water supply because Minnesota systems that draw water from groundwater sources are not required to add disinfectant.
    — Staff Report, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The lawsuit claims the center failed to properly chlorinate the water, failed to regulate the temperature of the water and failed to warn visitors of the possible danger.
    — CBS News, 20 June 2017
  • The biggest difference is simply that natural pool water hasn’t been chlorinated or otherwise chemically filtered.
    — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 11 Apr. 2019
  • Pinkeye Burning eyes, excessive tearing and redness can occur because of an allergic reaction to chlorine, or an infection if the pool isn’t chlorinated enough.
    — Dr. Roshini Raj, Health.com, 23 May 2018
  • Those risks include being unable to chlorinate potable water properly, having inadequate facilities for cleaning and sanitizing equipment and others.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 8 May 2023
  • There’s even a small, but loyal Cleveland surfing community, centered at Edgewater Beach, which during Stokes’ mayoral tenure had to be chlorinated so people could swim in the water.
    — Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics, 20 June 2019
  • The chemical facility, which closed in 2023 was found to have more than 1,000 55-gallon barrels of flammable, corrosive or chlorinated chemicals still on-site following a May 2024 fire.
    — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 29 Jan. 2026

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