How to Use particulate in a Sentence

particulate

1 of 2 adjective
  • Over time, the black particulate coats them, turning them as black as coal—hence the name.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 16 May 2017
  • The smoke throws particulate matter such as soot, dust and metals into the air, which can pose a health hazard.
    — Molly Sullivan, sacbee, 24 Dec. 2017
  • NOx contributes to smog and acid rain as well as particulate matter.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, 4 Jan. 2018
  • The project will also increase fine particulate pollution, which can get pulled deep into lungs and cause harm.
    — Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com, 14 Jan. 2020
  • Fairbanks has the worst spikes in fine particulate matter air pollution in the nation.
    — Jasmine Jemewouk, Alaska Dispatch News, 1 Oct. 2017
  • The second category is particulate matter, such as dust, dirt, soot, and smoke.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 21 Aug. 2018
  • Air monitors would be placed around the site to collect air samples and measure any dust and particulate matter that may occur.
    — Carrie Napoleon, Post-Tribune, 27 June 2017
  • India is now home to the world’s first trading programme for particulate air pollution quotas.
    — Kuwar Singh, Quartz India, 5 June 2019
  • The main pollutant of concern linked to cooking is particulate matter.
    — Brianna Barbu, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2021
  • That pollution creates ozone, which is the main component of smog, and particulate matter.
    — Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2020
  • The agency has warned that the particulate matter in the air could contain asbestos, a cancer-causing substance.
    — Julia Malleck, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2023
  • This study focused on the harm caused by the tiniest particulate matter, or particle pollution.
    — Nadia Kounang, CNN, 19 June 2019
  • The particulate matter could have come from pipes, the tank structure, paint on the tanks and other items burning in the blaze, Farnitano said.
    — Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, 21 Oct. 2019
  • But Greater Cleveland long has wrestled with levels of particulate matter.
    — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 8 Apr. 2020
  • According to the report, 19 other counties in the state have less fine particulate matter in the air than Marin does.
    — Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2017
  • Last month, air pollution in New Delhi made headlines when particulate levels rose to near-record levels.
    — Kyla Mandel, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Officials have detected some of those chemicals in the nearby waterway and particulate matter in the air from the fire.
    — Andrew J. Whelton, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The indications that the diesel particulate filters may be factors in many truck fires are mostly anecdotal, Spencer said.
    — Shane Sanderson and Joe Robertson, kansascity, 21 July 2017
  • Even electric vehicles, however, still cause some particulate emissions from tyre and road wear, and the drop in greenhouse-gas emissions depends on how green the power grid is.
    — The Economist, 1 Mar. 2018
  • During the winter, fine particulate matter becomes the issue, the result of diesel fuel, fires, wood burning for heat, and other sources of combustion.
    — Mike Sager, Esquire, 25 Feb. 2015
  • Scientists found that exposure to common air pollutants (called particulate matter, or PM for short) could be linked to hair loss.
    — Rebecca Dancer, Allure, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Since the late 1980s, particulate matter pollution has been declining, except in areas where wildfires are on the rise.
    — National Geographic, 31 Oct. 2019
  • It's believed that the impact may have started wildfires worldwide, contributing to the particulate matter that blocked out the Sun and sent temperatures plunging.
    — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2019
  • But that can't compare to cities like Peshawar and Rawalpindi in Pakistan, which have some of the highest particulate air pollution levels in the database.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 1 May 2018
  • Smog is hell on skin, thanks to a toxic duo of ozone (a noxious gas created when fumes, like car exhaust, mingle with sunlight) and particulate matter (bits of soot and liquid drops of acids and chemicals that float in the air).
    — Krista Bennett Demaio, Cosmopolitan, 2 Jan. 2015
  • The risk of death climbed when seniors were exposed to as little as 5 micrograms of fine particulate matter per cubic meter of air, though the legal limit is 12 micrograms.
    — Arden Dier, Fox News, 29 June 2017
  • In many areas over the weekend, levels of deadly particulate matter reached around 60 times the global safety threshold, or the equivalent of smoking more than two packs of cigarettes a day.
    — New York Times, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Nearly every day, the load of particulate matter in the air outside my house exceeds the healthy maximum set by the World Health Organization.
    — Veronique Greenwood, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2017
  • The study prompted the first regulations on fine particulate matter issued under the Clean Air Act in 1997.
    — The Economist, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Riverside County, in which Calvert’s district sits, received grants to address ozone and particulate matter pollution for the 2016 fiscal year.
    — Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 16 June 2017

particulate

2 of 2 noun
  • This cleaner sprays on and foams up to lift and suspend clingy particulates.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
  • This unit is used to measure the fine particulate matter in the air, such as smoke, dust, soot or dirt.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • This unit is used to measure the fine particulate matter in the air, such as smoke, dust, soot or dirt.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Dirt, dust, soot and smoke are forms of particulate pollution.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Air scrubbers were being placed around the campus to remove any particulates from the air.
    — Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • These are designed well to work through rain and fog, but particulate matter from smoke and ash are more disruptive.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 13 July 2023
  • Most non-medical grade masks won’t protect lungs from the fine particulates of wildfire smoke.
    — Jeastman, oregonlive, 7 June 2023
  • The smell of coal soot was all pervasive, and the particulate found its way into every nook and cranny of the fort.
    — Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The air was filled with sulfur oxides, heavy metal dust and airborne particulates.
    — Ella Whitman, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
  • At the top of that list are fine particulates that emanate from burning fossil fuels (diesel fuel and coal) and biomass.
    — Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2018
  • Dust all the way down to the baseboards, removing all tiny particulate from the surfaces of your bathroom.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
  • Dust all the way down to the baseboards, removing all tiny particulate from the surfaces of your bathroom.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The smoke can irritate the eyes, nose and throat and contain particulate matter small enough to be inhaled.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Once these fires consume our concrete jungles, their smoke includes particulate matter from our cities.
    — Lahari Vuppaladhadiam, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Those air monitors show that the amount of particulate matter in the air near the site has been decreasing since the agency took over.
    — Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The hard-to-spot culprits in the air include pollen, dust, particulate matter, bacteria, and mold spores.
    — Alexandra Frost, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Most of what researchers know about the health impacts of particulate matter come from studying this kind of air pollution.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 31 July 2023
  • Ozone and particulate matter levels surged during the fires as compared to the same days the previous year.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Men in the study seemed more susceptible to the effects of small particulate matter than women.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2023
  • That nasty fine particulate matter that pollutes the world’s air is nearly everywhere.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Aside from its smell, manure also contributes to dust and particulate matter that pollute the air.
    — Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Sunflower oil produces the least amount of particulate matter, followed by vegetable oil and then olive oil.
    — Katelyn Richard, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Both machines help curb two of the most widespread, deadly air pollutants – fine particulate matter and ozone.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
  • But spewing particulate matter from the exhaust of a weedy, wheezy four-cylinder engine outside your kids’ school isn’t.
    — Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The air quality index measures the amount of fine particulate pollution in the air.
    — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • This means that ozone and particulate levels are expected to be at or above the level that poses health risks to sensitive groups.
    — Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The standard cracks down on fine particulate matter — tiny particles in the air that can penetrate deep into the lungs.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The challenge with a pollutant like particulate matter is that the best way to avoid exposure isn't always clear.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 8 June 2023
  • Air Burners claims the process reduces harmful particulates in the air by 90%.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The term fine particulate matter refers to tiny particles in the air that are less than 4% of the diameter of a human hair.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2023

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