How to Use purification in a Sentence

purification

noun
  • Still and sparkling water comes from an in-house purification plant.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
  • Here again, some form of water purification device is a nice add-on.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 4 Dec. 2020
  • This is the longest phase of the roughly two-hour purification process.
    Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 14 Dec. 2022
  • In the water purification world, there’s nothing else quite like it.
    Adam Markovitz, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
  • As an act of purification, some may even gather the ash left by the fire and cover their bodies with it.
    Abigail Beck, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
  • These purification tablets can help make the water safe to drink and are a must-have for every hiker.
    Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Then, and only then, does the priest come forward so that purification can begin.
    Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Apr. 2022
  • By contrast, the silicon purification is a walk in the park.
    ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
  • For thousands of years, that act of purification, we are told, has helped keep illness and disease, even plagues at bay.
    Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Apr. 2020
  • That’s where any of these light, handheld water purification systems come in.
    Outdoor Life, 16 Mar. 2020
  • As far as advancements in water purification go, this sounds like a breath of fresh air—or a drink of fresh water.
    Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 26 July 2025
  • This is an album of spine-tingling purification.
    David Harris, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Make sure to change the water every season, though, and pack at least two methods of purification.
    Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 27 June 2018
  • But some mom-and-pops are finding ways to make air purification a priority.
    Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Each batch consists of a refined broad-spectrum extract that has been through a purification process.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Both the pool and spa have state-of-the-art water purification and filtration systems.
    David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Six years ago, personal air purification wasn’t a thing, but Dyson saw a gap in the market and went all in.
    Chris Haslam, Wired, 30 Mar. 2022
  • As John knelt, eyes shut, the priest uttered an oath and slapped him, signaling his purification.
    Sean Williams, Harper's magazine, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Knowing where to start in terms of finding the best solution for air purification can be daunting.
    Earl Correll, Houston Chronicle, 11 July 2020
  • But for reasons that aren’t clear, the global smudging craze has fixated on white sage as the plant to use for purification.
    Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2022
  • The result can be higher costs for water purification.
    Mariah Meek, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
  • The videos with the claim about the air purification system have since been removed from the church's social media accounts.
    NBC News, 23 June 2020
  • The main home connects to the pool pavilion, with a zero-edge pool that features a state-of-the-art purification system and deck.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Depending on the season, choose between a cooling fan mode or a backward air flow for sole purification.
    PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This virus has halted the routine of the day to day and impelled us, in a rare reflex from our usual hustling, to seek purification.
    Paul Theroux, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Fasting is a form of purification in a religious context, but it can be also seen as a refusal to be part of the system.
    New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Soldiers have carried iodine purification tablets for decades, but that’s a solution in a pinch that’s used for one canteen at a time.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2020
  • The purification equipment accounts for a third of the square footage and about 40 percent of the cost of the exhibit.
    Matt Campbell, kansascity, 1 May 2018
  • Chemical-purification tabs will work—but a lot slower than other methods.
    Kaelyn Lynch, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The island has a 5-foot galley sink with two faucets and an Echo ionization and purification system.
    Dallas News, 13 Feb. 2021

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