sanitize

Example Sentences

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Homeless people are highly susceptible to infectious diseases that pass through contact with fecal matter because they lack the hygiene resources of people who have private and regularly sanitized bathing and hand-washing facilities.

From Seattle Times

For example, the judge searched for “sanitary” and “sanitize” along with “sanitation,” even though the words have different uses.

From The Verge

Trump-friendly Republicans sanitized what happened that day, once the shock that nearly all felt on Jan. 6 subsided.

From Seattle Times

“And that we can sanitize our streets from homelessness.”

From Washington Post

Local officials are worried about foreign tourists “with bad manners” who may not follow Japan’s guidelines on mask-wearing and hand sanitizing, Reuters reported this week, citing anonymous industry insiders.

From Washington Post