How to Use sulfur dioxide in a Sentence

sulfur dioxide

noun
  • The grass and plants were quickly killed off by sulfur dioxide.
    — Amanda Jackson, CNN, 23 May 2018
  • At one time the smelters in Sudbury were the largest point source of sulfur dioxide in the world.
    — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2020
  • The other three, ozone, lead and sulfur dioxide, did decline.
    — Seth Borenstein, The Denver Post, 13 July 2019
  • The eruption would have spewed greenhouse gases and sulfur dioxide, which can cause acid rain.
    — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Its smokestacks belch out the worst sulfur dioxide pollution in the world.
    — NBC News, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Residents were ordered to flee amid threats of fires and high levels of sulfur dioxide gas.
    — Laris Karklis, Washington Post, 7 May 2018
  • The eruption led to school closures due to high levels of sulfur dioxide, volcanic gas.
    — Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, 17 May 2018
  • Since then, more than 20 vents have opened in the ground that have released lava, sulfur dioxide and steam.
    — Amy Lieu, Fox News, 25 May 2018
  • One common threat is the release of sulfur dioxide gas from deep underground.
    — Umair Irfan, Vox, 11 May 2018
  • Fritzsche doesn’t add anything else to his wines besides a judicious amount of sulfur dioxide.
    — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Warm, wet worlds like Earth have very little sulfur dioxide in their atmospheres.
    — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The use of sulfur dioxide has been a difficult issue in the natural wine world.
    — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2020
  • The volcano has opened more than 20 vents in the ground that have released lava, sulfur dioxide and steam.
    — Audrey McAvoy, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 May 2018
  • In a major eruption, millions of tons of sulfur dioxide get thrown up into the stratosphere.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
  • The amount of acid rain depends on the concentration of sulfur dioxide in the air, Guy said.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN, 9 May 2018
  • Pinatubo released 15 Tg, or about 38 times more sulfur dioxide.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The plan was for the balloons, filled with helium and a small amount of sulfur dioxide, to float high into the stratosphere.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The guides told them the sulfur dioxide and other gases on the island turn acidic when mixed with their saliva, and gave them candies to suck.
    — Nick Perry, Twin Cities, 14 Dec. 2019
  • The most impactful changes for the climate turn out to be sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.
    — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 8 Aug. 2020
  • For example, the lead and sulfur dioxide have dropped by double-digit percentages over the last two years.
    — Seth Borenstein, The Denver Post, 13 July 2019
  • The co-founders picked up shop and tried it again in Nevada, grilling fungicide in a parking lot to create the sulfur dioxide gas.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 11 June 2024
  • For some, the eruption might cut down on some travel time, even if there is more vog, or volcanic smog caused by higher sulfur dioxide emissions.
    — Caleb Jones, Chicago Tribune, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Her team now wants to see how anthropogenic emissions, like sulfur dioxide, affect the ability of plants to seed clouds.
    — WIRED, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Raisins are also processed with preservatives like sulfur dioxide.
    — Lauren O'Connor, Health, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Hot steam - and noxious sulfur dioxide gases - have risen from the vents, before magma broke through and splattered into the air.
    — Amy B Wang, ajc, 20 May 2018
  • Hot steam — and noxious sulfur dioxide gases — have risen from the vents, before magma broke through and splattered into the air.
    — Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 20 May 2018
  • This is produced when the sulfur dioxide emitted by the volcano reacts with water in the atmosphere.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2023
  • In the short term, at least, acid rain isn't expected to be much more likely or copious because of the sulfur dioxide levels.
    — James Burch, National Geographic, 12 May 2018
  • The credit is supposed to represent the cooling effect that sulfur dioxide might have in the stratosphere.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 24 Feb. 2023
  • In a fire, molten sulfur may release toxic gases, such as hydrogen sulfide or sulfur dioxide.
    — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Dec. 2025

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