How to Use chlorine in a Sentence

chlorine

noun

• The city boosts the amount of chlorine in the water and flushes the system.
  — CNN, 9 Dec. 2022
• But there is a hint of something there—chlorine, maybe?
  — Maggie Lange, Bon Appétit, 22 July 2022
• Pick a dish soap that doesn't contain chlorine and put a drop on a cloth.
  — Berit Thorkelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2022
• Root beer and chlorine are poured over a bush fruit salad.
  — Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
• Peel back the rubber gasket, and scrub the area with ¼ cup of chlorine bleach mixed with two cups of water.
  — Lauren Smith McDonough, Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2023
• The moldy or mildewy fabric should be laundered in chlorine bleach and hot water.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2022
• Within the molten salt, the aluminum and chlorine ions tend to form long chains of alternating atoms.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2022
• Officials have increased the chlorine at the town’s treatment plants, the statement said.
  — Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022
• Summer can be tough on hair — between the heat, the sun, and the chlorine or salt water — you may be left with depleted strands by the time the leaves start to change.
  — Loren Savini, Allure, 16 Sep. 2022
• The overwhelming smell of chlorine only reminds him of the large quantity of urine in the water.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022
• The reason is that skin cells (and sweat, lotions and, yes, urine from swimmers) react with the chlorine in the pool to form substances called chloramines.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2022
• At least three times in the past three years, the plant has released chlorine into the atmosphere, government records show.
  — Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2022
• The nostril-stinging water at the public pool, loaded with enough chlorine to strip paint?
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 17 Apr. 2023
• When that occurs, the best remedy is to increase the dosage of chlorine, officials said.
  — Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2022
• The two-in-one shower head boasts a filter that can remove chlorine from your shower water.
  — Good Housekeeping, 1 Aug. 2023
• If municipal water is used, the chlorine should disperse into the air in a day or two.
  — Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022
• Torres has found that the chlorine in pools is one of her psoriasis triggers, along with stress.
  — Amanda Gardner, Health, 13 Feb. 2023
• Leave the water out overnight before using so the chlorine will evaporate.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 31 Aug. 2023
• Be aware that the quality of a saltwater system’s cell, which converts salt to chlorine, can vary.
  — Angie Hicks, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
• For care, the brand recommends machine-washing the sheets with warm water (and like colors) and avoiding chlorine bleach.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2024
• The page reported that one car contained liquid chlorine, but was not among the six uprooted cars.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 16 Feb. 2023
• The smell of chlorine can be a kind of Proustian madeleine, bringing on a flood of memories of cannonballs or games of Marco Polo.
  — The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
• The filter is said to reduce the taste and smell of chlorine in water and only needs to be changed about every two months (or after 40 gallons of water).
  — Alyssa Brascia, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022
• This detergent is fragrance free, dye free, phosphate free, and chlorine bleach free.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2023
• Goggles are always in my kit because there's nothing worse than having chlorine all up in your eyes.
  — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2023
• To use bleach, start your washer and add 3/4 cup chlorine bleach to the wash water with your regular detergent, then add your load of laundry.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• When to toss: After three to five months Why toss it: The chlorine in bleach dissipates over time, causing the cleaner to lose its effectiveness.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2023
• Water filters help remove chlorine from your water and should be changed about every two months.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 30 Jan. 2023
• An overwhelming stench of chlorine filled the air this week where Nathen Velez and his wife had been raising their two children, quickly burning his throat and eyes.
  — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
• The water system will be monitored for a few days, according to a notice on the district’s website, and then chlorine will be flushed from the system.
  — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024