disinfect

Example Sentences

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Officers involved in these tasks disinfect their vehicles and shoes after patrolling high-risk areas.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Greater transparency and clarity are urgently needed to disinfect the greenwashing fraud of many ESG initiatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

At a nearby table, other students carefully dismantle warped albums or disinfect and clean faded photographs, which were then hung to dry.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

Inorganic chloramines are commonly used to disinfect drinking water to safeguard public health from diseases like cholera and typhoid fever.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

We swabbed ourselves in it to disinfect cuts or heal chapped lips.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd