How to Use sanitize in a Sentence

sanitize

verb

• They're trying to sanitize the news.
• The housekeeping staff sanitized the bathroom.
• The board is now ready to be sanitized.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 28 June 2026
• Triple sink set up to sanitize.
  — Staff Reports, Florida Times-Union, 24 Mar. 2026
• The juicer got washed, rinsed and sanitized.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
• Instead, throw them out and sanitize the places where they were stored.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 25 Dec. 2019
• Keep all cutting tools well-honed and sanitized for quick, clean cuts.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2025
• Wash them, sanitize them, clean with them, and maybe even garden or cook with them.
  — Michelle Rostamian, Allure, 9 Nov. 2022
• The device doesn’t just deeply sanitize your floors.
  — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
• If the grout is mildewed or badly stained, clean it, sanitize with bleach, and then seal the grout.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 5 Dec. 2018
• Give your floors their deepest clean yet with a mop that steams, scrubs, and sanitizes all in one pass.
  — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
• Deli slicers are supposed to be washed, rinsed and sanitized every four hours when on the job.
  — David J. Neal may 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
• To avoid giving pathogens a free ride, sanitize your pruners between plants.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
• Clean and sanitize cutting boards and tools used with fresh produce.
  — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 10 July 2026
• Clean and sanitize cutting boards and tools used with fresh produce.
  — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 7 July 2026
• Surfaces that may have touched the cheese should be washed and sanitized with hot, soapy water.
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
• All buckets must be clean and sanitized before use.
  — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 17 Jan. 2026
• Add these high-touch surfaces to your spring cleaning list so they are sanitized and your kitchen looks its best.
  — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2025
• They were called in to work to sanitize the restaurants only to be let go a few hours later.
  — Caroline Glenn, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Mar. 2021
• The staff have to sanitize the weights and balls after each player uses them.
  — oregonlive, 19 June 2020
• Cleaning your toilet bowl should be an every week thing to keep the area sanitized.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
• Cleaning your toilet bowl should be an every week thing to keep the area sanitized.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
• Once you’re done, toss the towel or sheet into the wash on hot water to sanitize it.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
• Now all flows smoothly and all our bathrooms are up and running, and all are sanitized!
  — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2023
• The pilot had asked that the area be sanitized, but the cleaners overlooked the floor.
  — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
• The food prep areas were sanitized and shiny, and the appliances were wiped clean.
  — AL.com, 2 June 2017
• Someone rinsed a pot, filled it with water and beans and didn’t take the sanitizing step.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
• Take the time to sanitize the clothes basket before using it again.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2026
• To sanitize the mop, soak it in equal parts bleach and water for 15 minutes.
  — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
• Plus, this changing pad is easy to open with just one hand and cleans up in seconds with a sanitizing wipe.
  — Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 29 Mar. 2025