airing out

Example Sentences

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Residents in Patagonia know how to protect themselves from the virus, which they refer to as "the hanta," by airing out sheds and cleaning areas with bleach.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

You don’t want to betray her trust by airing out these details online.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2023

Who knows what sort of airing out took place in the confines of their locker room, but from that point forward, Colorado played with renewed intensity.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2023

Before “Schitt’s” moved in, the Rosebud had been the dormitory for a basketball camp, and when someone tells you it needed airing out, it is clear they are speaking about years, not days or weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2020

Each time he had given those unsettling warnings, he had been airing out his own trauma, distancing himself from it by reducing it to a cautionary tale.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros