How to Use waterless in a Sentence

waterless

adjective
  • For most of the space age, the moon has been considered a waterless world.
    — Leonard David, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2020
  • This waterless option would be a great pick for anyone on the go, or on a budget.
    — Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
  • But waterless car wash products are made to be gentle and leave a smooth finish.
    — Charles Dryer, Car and Driver, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The waterless shampoo formula is effective on all kinds of hair types.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 29 Apr. 2022
  • But very few single-star solar systems would be able to cast out a waterless object like an asteroid, a new study suggests.
    — Sid Perkins, Science | AAAS, 19 Mar. 2018
  • On the final morning, Fales and I anchored our boat in what would be a grassy, near waterless spot in normal years.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2022
  • Like any other waterless hand sanitizers, it should be used when washing with soap and water is not possible.
    — Birnur Aral, Ph.d., Good Housekeeping, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Sanergy builds waterless toilets that don’t need to be connected to a sewer system.
    — Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2021
  • But it was never expected to occur on dwarf planets or asteroids in the asteroid belt, which are thought to be waterless and inactive.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Aug. 2020
  • But waterless formulas can be superior in terms of potency and preservation, and lend themselves to a greater variety of packaging options.
    — New York Times, 14 July 2021
  • Wash away the day without stripping skin with this waterless balm-to-oil cleanser that removes makeup, dirt, pollution and SPF while infusing skin with goodness.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The serum’s waterless delivery system and stabilized vitamin C is gently yet effective.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • These were really waterless moats—in some places the width of Broadway or even wider—that could be flooded in the crack of a cannon shot with the surrounding ocean water, were an invading army to become trapped in them.
    — Thomas Chatterton Williams, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2021
  • The crews were—as might be expected after having visited an airless, waterless world—carrying no lunar pathogens at all, and the quarantine procedure was dropped for the last three lunar missions.
    — Time, 2 Mar. 2020
  • This waterless woo was piloted in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar — one of many places around the world where traditional flush toilets just aren’t an option.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 28 Aug. 2015
  • The Hanni Starter Kit includes a waterless shaving cream and a reusable razor with single-blade design that exfoliates away dead skin and removes hair in the most gentle way possible.
    — Angela Lei, Forbes, 17 May 2021
  • While urban areas like Los Angeles are under mandatory drought restrictions to reduce strain on state reservoirs, many rural residents reliant on groundwater wells are waterless.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Members will be required to cleanse their hands with waterless hand sanitizer before entering and departing the House Chamber and are requested to follow all health safety procedures while on the Floor.
    — Jay Heflin, Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2020

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