How to Use contaminant in a Sentence

contaminant

noun
  • The contaminants in the burn scars may pose a threat for years.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • What contaminants were present in one but not the other, and why?
    — Wendy Mitman Clarke, Smithsonian, 25 Jan. 2017
  • But what happens with the contaminants that go along with that?
    — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2018
  • Should new cars get an early oil change to clear contaminants?
    — John Paul, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Without a good rinse, these contaminants can all end up in your final dish.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Keep your car spotless and clean of dirt and other contaminants.
    — Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
  • An air purifier will keep the air in your dad’s work area fresh and free of contaminants.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
  • In what contaminant the benzene is present was still unclear.
    — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2021
  • In fact, those contaminants are proverbial drops in the bucket.
    — Rachael Moeller Gorman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2012
  • The cap will be installed at the site to prevent the contaminants from spreading.
    — Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 9 Oct. 2024
  • They are not tested for contaminants before they are put on the market.
    — Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The longer the steeping time, the more contaminants were adsorbed.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • And while thousands of tons of contaminants have since been removed, it is still being cleaned up.
    — Tatiana Schlossberg, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2019
  • If a contaminant is found in one pot, the entire batch is discarded.
    — The Economist, 14 Sep. 2019
  • The contaminants travel through the stalk of the plant into the leaves and flowers.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The warmth also helps any contaminants drain out, rather than settling at the bottom of cold oil.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Wastewater plants are not equipped to deal with this kind of contaminant, according to the study.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 24 July 2023
  • The agency ordered the cities to test the parks for contaminants that could pose a risk to public health and wildlife.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
  • Even loose dirt left on one’s boots from a trip to a farm can be a source of contaminants to the local flora and fauna.
    — Erica Kasper, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
  • Then, wash the car, removing any surface contaminants such as dirt, grease, and road grime.
    — Ben Murphy, Popular Mechanics, 22 Jan. 2018
  • So the team also wanted to see whether the reaction would still work if there were contaminants.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 21 Sep. 2024
  • It is taken from the source and sold as-is—which could include a variety of contaminants.
    — Tara Smith, SELF, 11 Jan. 2018
  • There’s an exposure to contaminants and a lack of access to clean water and food.
    — NBC News, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Such contaminants could pose a threat to the canyon’s already fragile ecosystem.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 9 Jan. 2026
  • If dad spends a lot of time in his home office, an air purifier will keep the air fresh and free of contaminants.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
  • The soil layer should be thick enough to filter contaminants formed by the decaying body.
    — David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Food waste is the biggest contaminant.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • And that's on top of the the normal mix of contaminants in local waterways.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Arsenic was by far the largest and most common contaminant cited in the orders.
    — Dennis Pillion, AL.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Many of the heavy metals and other contaminants in coal ash are known carcinogens.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2024

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