How to Use leach in a Sentence

leach

verb
  • Even a small amount of rain can leach the toxic material from the soil.
  • Certain kinds of treated wood can leach chemicals into the soil.
  • The chemical eventually leaches away from the soil.
  • The salt will leach the liquid from the fruit and make a brine.
    — Abra Berens, Bon Appétit, 24 July 2023
  • Ice-melting salts do tend to leach out of the soil over time.
    — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Some glues may leach toxic compounds over time.
    — Matt Fuchs, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
  • If left to sit too long, the potatoes will leach too much liquid.
    — Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2023
  • All of these items could leach chemicals into your soil.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
  • What else is leaching into the water?
    — Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 5 May 2026
  • Plastic breaks down over time, which can cause chemicals to leach into your food.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2023
  • This is a sign that sugars have started to leach out and the watermelon will be sweet.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Rubber mulch may leach toxic chemicals into the soil and make your yard smell like hot tires.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Lead can leach into the water from pipes, fixtures or solder in the plumbing.
    — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Residents worried that car tires grinding over it would cause heavy metals to leach out.
    — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Without that action, the moisture will simply leach out and the meat will be sad and shrunken.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 16 Sep. 2022
  • In this case, chemicals can leach from the plastic into the water.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
  • This is most commonly done using heat through a process called smelting or acid through a process called leaching.
    — Vanessa Bates Ramirez, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Centuries of heavy rainfall have also leached nutrients from the soil.
    — WIRED, 22 July 2023
  • The water flow will leach soluble chemicals out of the potting mix and send them down the drain.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Those nutrients are not held very long in the soil profile and can be leached out before they are absorbed by plant roots.
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Skip the aluminum bottles, too, as the metal and the coatings can leach bad stuff into your water.
    — Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2020
  • These pots and pans tend to be durable, cook evenly and quickly and don’t leach materials into foods.
    — Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2020
  • The juices from the meat and the vegetables leach out and combine with the cooking liquid to create the base for the stew.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Those toxins can leach into water — and have, according to sampling around the state.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The pan may contain significant levels of lead, which can leach into food.
    — Jenna Anderson, Health, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Many of the pits also leach into groundwater tied to underground aquifers.
    — Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com, 8 Sep. 2020
  • The main remedy is to add chemicals to keep it from leaching out of pipes and plumbing fixtures.
    — CBS News, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Acid can cause stains, lingering odors, and chemicals to leach from the containers.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The metals and toxic substances can leach into water and soil and poison both wildlife and humans.
    — The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Over the years, heavy metals have leached into the farm’s soil and groundwater, Schroeder said.
    — Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026

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