How to Use toluene in a Sentence

toluene

noun
  • The patient's scalp, face and neck were cleaned with paint thinner (60% toluene).
    — Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Trade in the paraffin kind, which can release icky chemicals like alkens and toluene, for a cleaner burn with beeswax.
    — Allison Young, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Solvents such as ethylbenzene and toluene can get into air, water and soil but break down quickly.
    — Maggie Fox, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Does not contain dibutyl phthalate, toluene, formaldehyde, or formaldehyde resin.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2021
  • For instance, product packaging could contain toluene, while plastics might emit benzene.
    — Chris Baraniuk, Wired, 16 July 2022
  • Formaldehyde, d-Limonene, toluene, acetone, and ethanol (and more) fall within this category.
    — Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2020
  • Formaldehyde, d-Limonene, toluene, acetone, and ethanol (and more) fall within this category.
    — Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2020
  • Raw natural gas contains a mix of methane and toxic chemicals like benzene, toluene or formaldehyde.
    — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Harmful chemicals such as toluene in aerosols and difluoroethane in compressed air cleaners are what cause the high, which lasts for a few minutes.
    — Kashmira Gander, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Two chemicals — toluene and sodium hypochlorite — likely caused the explosion, fire officials said.
    — Gal Tziperman Lotan, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • That’s a handy vintage mix of 50% methanol, 40% premium unleaded and 10% toluene.
    — New Atlas, 8 May 2026
  • Neither charcoal lighter fluid nor gasoline contain toluene as a single component, Jackson wrote.
    — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2020
  • In this case, hydrogen is blended with methylbenzene (toluene) to make methylcyclohexane.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 29 Apr. 2020
  • The reports said air pollutants including benzene, toluene and xylene were released into the atmosphere.
    — Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2017
  • These chemicals—such as benzene, toluene, naphthalene, anthracene, and phenol—form the basis for perfumes, explosives, and medicines.
    — Akshat Rathi, Quartz, 23 Oct. 2019
  • The company’s Flyin’ Hawaiian vape contained toluene, a dangerous solvent that was not listed on the packaging.
    — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The process can create air and water pollution problems and has been tied to harmful contaminants such as naphthalene, benzene, toluene, chlorobenzene, benzo(a)pyrene and others.
    — Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 14 July 2023
  • These include toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene—all used to help improve a fuel’s efficiency and stability as well as an engine’s performance.
    — Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
  • And methane comes laden with other toxic pollutants, like benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene and other smog-forming organic compounds.
    — James Rainey, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Ferns are fantastic for removing common airborne pollutants including formaldehyde, toluene, and xylene.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Some polishes include potential cancer-causing chemicals like dibutyl phthalate, toluene and formaldehyde.
    — Elizabeth Denton, Seventeen, 26 July 2021
  • Discharges from this process risk releasing hazardous chemicals from gasoline, like benzene and toluene, in contaminated groundwater.
    — Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Yan starts with diamondoids in a solvent like toluene, and another vessel containing copper sulfate dissolved in a solvent like water or ethylene glycol.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2017
  • Delta-8 is typically produced by dissolving CBD — a compound found in cannabis plants — in solvents, such as toluene that is often found in paint thinner.
    — Eric Berger, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Texas and Louisiana house the plants that produce toluene diisocyanate (TDI), one of two main chemicals used to make furniture foam.
    — Cameron Fields, cleveland, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Over the years, various toxic chemicals including barium, lead, arsenic, phenol, benzene, toluene and others were detected at the sites or in groundwater.
    — Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 25 Aug. 2017
  • In the Pacific Palisades home, the navy and gray throw pillows Zhu sampled had particularly high levels of toluene, which can be produced during combustion.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Wells emit a volatile miasma of cancer-causing hydrocarbons such as benzene and toluene, and their wastewater can contaminate underground water tables relied on by neighbors for household supplies.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • In addition, methane leaks often contain other toxic pollutants, carcinogens, and poisonous gases like toluene, benzene, and hydrogen sulfide.
    — Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Arts and Theater Safety Newsletter called for the banning of Barge with toluene in 2003 — but the product is still dominant in puppetry.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2022

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