sanitize

Example Sentences

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In the face of efforts to erase or sanitize the uncomfortable history of our country, confronting this past is more important than ever.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Ms. Rodríguez, according to sources, siphoned profits through networks of international and domestic businessmen while building PR machinery to sanitize her image.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Founded by brothers Neal, Daniel, Jeffrey and Jordan Harmon, the company began as VidAngel, a service that allowed viewers to sanitize Hollywood movies by erasing sex, violence and swear words.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

“If you get any sugar onto your glove, now, your glove is completely stuck to you. I would wash and sanitize my hands, but definitely don't put on gloves,” Vu explained.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

We don’t even have time to talk except catering-teamwork talk, so while we wash and sanitize big pots and pans, she occasionally hip-bumps me and I hip-bump her back.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King