How to Use disinfectant in a Sentence

disinfectant

noun

• Clean the area with disinfectant.
• They use a strong disinfectant on the medical equipment.
• Next, gently wipe the tops of the keys and the palm rest with a microfiber cloth or a disinfectant wipe.
  — USA TODAY, 6 May 2021
• Once the tick is removed, clean the area with a disinfectant.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2022
• The best disinfectant, in this case, would have been to have a publicly open process.
  — Sarah Kolinovsky, ABC News, 9 July 2021
• And others, if a cloth couch is in good enough shape, will invest in disinfectant spray and hope for the best.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2021
• While sunlight is the best disinfectant, there’s more to be done.
  — Jessica Anderson, National Review, 10 July 2021
• Oh, and do not spray disinfectant on your meat or cheese.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
• Chuck leaves and Sam starts spraying disinfectant around the bar.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2023
• Make sure to check the label on your disinfectant wipe for the brand’s instructions.
  — Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2023
• All parts can be wiped down with a disinfectant wipe for cleaning.
  — Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2023
• Scrub the area, apply a disinfectant, scrub the area again, rinse, pat the area dry, and do your best to keep it dry and well-ventilated.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 May 2021
• Fight Bathroom Odors Start with the toilet and use a combo cleaner-disinfectant to wipe around the seat, lid, and hinges.
  — Christina Poletto, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Mar. 2022
• Men in white hazmat suits patrolled the streets spraying disinfectant in the air.
  — Brian Spegele, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
• You will be required to clean your boots after each landing and then soak them in a disinfectant wash.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023
• And a man who suggested the use of disinfectant to combat Covid-19.
  — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022
• Remove the compartment, then soak it in hot water with a bit of dish soap or spray it with a disinfectant.
  — Washington Post, 7 July 2021
• In the early months, his team had to order gallons of disinfectant and hundreds of masks.
  — New York Times, 9 Jan. 2022
• The yeast survives for a long time on surfaces and can be hard to stamp out with some typical disinfectants.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2023
• All of that is visible and there's a saying that sunshine is the best disinfectant.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 23 June 2022
• Mora used a disinfectant wipe to clean the lipstick kisses off his cheeks.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021
• Wash your hands often throughout the day, launder your face masks in hot water, and cleanse your ear buds and your phone with a disinfectant wipe.
  — Laken Brooks, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
• Surgical masks were tucked next to their seats, and disinfectant wipes sat in the central console.
  — Meg Bernhard, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2023
• The ministry added that the gas was not approved for use in Taiwan as a pesticide or disinfectant.
  — Heather Chen, CNN, 28 Apr. 2023
• The two then piled more material onto the fire along with a flammable disinfectant.
  — Fox News, 20 July 2021
• Don’t be afraid to pull a Naomi Campbell and wipe down every surface of your seat with disinfectant.
  — Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023
• While sunlight may be the best disinfectant, funk inevitably blooms in the shifting shadows.
  — Aaron Terrazas, Fortune, 25 May 2023
• And the staff was forced to greet the rations in full PPE, spraying down everything with disinfectant remotely.
  — Mickey Rapkin, Town & Country, 3 Feb. 2022
• Using a disinfectant or all-purpose cleaner, saturate both the inside and the outside of the can.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2023
• Once the transition to is complete, the water still might seem different in a way that has nothing to do with disinfectants.
  — Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024