How to Use containment in a Sentence

containment

noun

• The government needs to adopt a containment strategy.
• The company's hazardous waste containment plan is being reviewed.
• Much still relies on the spread and containment of the virus.
  — NBC News, 20 Nov. 2020
• As of now, containment and acreage on both fires remain the same.
  — Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
• Crews were working to build a containment lines around the burn area.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2023
• At this time, there are no details on the containment of the fire.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
• Fire crews were working to build containment lines around the burn area.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2022
• At present, there are no details on the containment or cause of the fire.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Nov. 2025
• Crews worked on containment overnight.
  — Cole Premo, CBS News, 16 May 2026
• At this time, there are no details on the containment or cause of the fire.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
• In space, there’s no bounce, but that also means there’s no containment.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 13 July 2022
• Your main goal is containment and the safety of others in the room.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 12 Jan. 2026
• But cost containment cannot come at the expense of those already most at risk.
  — James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
• The stoma was covered by a containment device for the urine, known as a pouch.
  — Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 29 Nov. 2021
• Either increase the cup size, or look to a wider wire shape for greater containment.
  — Charlotte Owen, Vogue, 1 July 2022
• By Friday evening, the fire crew has achieved full containment of the fire.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
• The fire had jumped its containment lines; the crew drove back to camp with a wall of flames flanking the truck.
  — Kyle Dickman, Outside Online, 13 July 2022
• The risk grows when proper containment measures are not in place.
  — NBC news, 8 Dec. 2021
• At this time, details about the containment of the fire are unknown.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2025
• Note that full containment doesn't mean the fire is completely out.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Dec. 2025
• At its heart, the boys’ boarding school is about containment and freedom.
  — Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
• The virus’s prevalence in the wild presents new challenges for its containment.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2023
• Weeks had passed from the point when containment was possible.
  — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2020
• At present, details about the containment of the fire are unknown.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
• Edgar spent three days and two nights on the fire line, long enough for the containment effort to succeed.
  — Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
• Crews knocked down hot spots inside the containment lines, slowing the fire’s spread.
  — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
• There is no update on the containment of the fire and its cause has not yet been determined.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 9 Mar. 2025
• There is no update on the containment of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
• There is no update on the containment of the fire and its cause remains unknown.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
• Winds can cause embers to move past containment lines and ignite new areas.
  — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026