How to Use retardant in a Sentence

retardant

adjective
  • Brigham made the call to drop a goopy, fire-retardant gel on some of the trees.
    — Seth Liss, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Even heavy-duty flame retardant was not enough to save home homes.
    — CBS News, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Brigham made the call to drop a goopy fire-retardant gel on a small portion of the grove.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2021
  • The agency also brought two large air tankers that dropped fire retardant on the blaze.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Helicopters and big air tankers dropped retardant from high above the flames.
    — Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2021
  • There, crews have spread retardant and water over spot fires in the area that are burning hot.
    — Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 June 2022
  • Aerial video showed planes dumping pink fire retardant ahead of the blaze and a wall of thick smoke.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 18 June 2024
  • An airplane dropped pink fire retardant onto the hills above.
    — Winston Gieseke, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2020
  • Ground crews attacked the right flank of the fire while an air tanker made retardant drops across the head and left flank.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
  • Crews worked to suppress the fire and keep it within a retardant line that was dropped on the first day.
    — Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Since the foam is exposed, it was treated with a fire retardant coating.
    — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2022
  • Single-engine air tankers were dropping fire retardant on the north and west flanks of the fire.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Despite the heat, the roughnecks were required to wear thick fire-retardant suits.
    — Longreads, 21 Dec. 2017
  • The base buildings were unscathed, having been doused in flame-retardant gel.
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Nov. 2021
  • The tent’s fabric is made of fire retardant and is sealed to prevent water from leaking in.
    — Hanna Horvath, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Single engine air tankers dropped retardant on the fire today to support ground crews on scene.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Players and coaches glanced up, as the chopper dumped flame retardant on a small brushfire about a mile away.
    — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 30 July 2021
  • Firefighters and retardant drops kept flames out of neighborhoods and no homes were lost.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Cal Fire’s fleet of tankers then drops fire retardant onto the terrain below.
    — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Men in bright vests rushed to its side, hooked up thick hoses to its retardant compartment, and started pumping.
    — Julia Sclafani and Jordan Cutler-Tietjen, sacbee, 3 July 2018
  • Aircraft have retardant surrounding the fire's perimeter, and ground crews have a hose-lay around the fire.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The fire retardant cost those two years reached nearly $200 million.
    — Arkansas Online, 4 July 2022
  • If an area is high risk, the system can alert fire agencies and even deploy a drone carrying flame retardant.
    — Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Her team also sprayed layers of fire retardant paint, both on the front and back of the board to make sure the fire didn’t take over the entire piece.
    — D.w. Pine, Time, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Aerial firefighters have laid down fire retardant over the mountains, painting the peaks in red lines.
    — Npr Staff, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Aircraft continue to make water and retardant drops on the fire this morning.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Even fire-retardant treatments on bamboo cannot stop ignition in extreme heat.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Hillsides are colored a rusty red from desperate retardant drops.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • The air resources came from Cal Fire, which dropped retardant from an air tanker and helicopters.
    — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Air tankers are no longer dropping retardant on the flames Thursday, fire officials said.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025

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