How to Use microorganism in a Sentence

microorganism

noun
  • The soil microorganisms are the key to this process.
    — Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 5 May 2026
  • Today, that is microorganisms in the ocean and plants on land.
    — Fox News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • If a banana peel is buried in the soil, microorganisms will work to break it down.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
  • If a banana peel is buried in the soil, microorganisms will work to break it down.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Growth is stopped when food is frozen, but microorganisms are not destroyed.
    — Washington Post, 13 May 2020
  • Any microorganisms that could have emerged in the past would be poisoned to death today.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 July 2017
  • If food particles do get stuck, then there’s a risk of microorganism growth.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Small but mighty, microorganisms are nature’s chemists.
    — Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • If the necks were pointed straight up, the broth often turned cloudy with microorganisms.
    — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
  • If food particles do get stuck, then there’s a risk of microorganism growth.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
  • If food particles do get stuck, then there’s a risk of microorganism growth.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The limbs may have had tight angles to the trunk which can be weak points letting in the microorganisms.
    — oregonlive.com, 8 June 2019
  • Moving through the world as a microorganism isn’t always easy.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
  • But lichens or microorganisms seemed, if anything, more likely than not.
    — Stephen Wolfram, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2018
  • The sounds of worms and microorganisms at work emerged as the honking peals of a saxophone.
    — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Indeed, there appear to be at least as many microorganism cells in the body as human cells.
    — Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2018
  • Such microorganism are thought to be among the earliest forms of life on Earth.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • As the microorganism go to work on the organic matter, the food spoils.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Do that for a couple of layers, and let the microorganisms work their magic.
    — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Scrub gently with a produce brush or your hands to remove dirt and microorganisms.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The limits to alien life may differ from those imposed on our own world’s microorganisms.
    — Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2019
  • And what if microorganisms did, in fact, exist on Mars billions of years ago?
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 June 2018
  • Up next, the scientists plan to test their machines in microorganisms and fish.
    — Ryan Cross, Science | AAAS, 30 Aug. 2017
  • The microorganism can be found in all sorts of food products, including snacks.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Peat moss doesn’t foster the microorganisms that plants rely on in nature.
    — Brianna Wilson, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Living in the mud of the North Sea were microorganisms whose genes looked a lot like ours.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Boiling water can harm nearby plants and microorganisms in the soil.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Get ready to dive into a cosmos of blooming microorganisms!
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Fungi, insects, and microorganisms quickly break down the wood and roots.
    — Zayna Syed, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The samples will be tested for signs of microorganisms on the outside of the space station.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2025

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