How to Use aerosol in a Sentence

aerosol

noun
  • The emissions formed aerosols that caused a sharp, extreme drop in surface temperatures.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The man has a black aerosol can, and the two exchange blasts of spray at each other...
    James Freeman, WSJ, 3 June 2022
  • The aerosol spray is purported to last up to eight hours.
    Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The aerosol can contains merely pure duck fat in a clear bag.
    Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2023
  • The minor was allegedly told to douse the sheets in the house with aerosol spray and set the adults on fire, per the statement.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Rizzo said the virus can spread through 20 feet in the air through aerosols and can live on surfaces for up to 48 hours.
    Valeria Merino, The Courier-Journal, 29 June 2017
  • The ant can raise its sting and release its toxins as an aerosol spray.
    Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2011
  • For fine hair, aerosol dry shampoos are a great way to plump and thicken.
    Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2018
  • The aerosol foam is best applied with a mitt and has a pleasing coconut scent.
    Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2022
  • And that aerosol contained the residue of cigarette smoke.
    Karen Kaplan, latimes.com, 9 May 2018
  • His attention was focused on the aerosol can in his hand and the open window in front of him.
    Rivka Solomon, Marie Claire, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Don’t use them if there’s even a light wind, a majority of the aerosol will just blow away.
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Dry shampoo is often in an aerosol can and is sprayed onto the roots when styling.
    Julie Ricevuto, Allure, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Smaller drops, called aerosols, are launched when a person speaks or even just breathes.
    TheWeek, 31 May 2020
  • This rule includes liquids, aerosols, gels, creams and pastes.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • With the tire on the rim, shoot a few squirts of an explosive aerosol into the tire cavity.
    Car and Driver, 11 July 2020
  • Of course, check with your local rules first to see if aerosol is accepted.
    Jessica Cruel, SELF, 7 July 2018
  • Luckily for the spray-averse, some of the clip-on fans do work, though not as well as their aerosol counterparts.
    Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Heat converts the mix into an aerosol that users inhale.
    Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, Science | AAAS, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Rift can easily be used as an aerosol and was weaponized by both the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the cold war.
    Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 1 May 2018
  • While aerosols, copper, and stainless steel were also reviewed in the study, cloth was not.
    Joseph Neese, House Beautiful, 5 Apr. 2020
  • The same is true for the behavior of aerosols, or particles in the atmosphere.
    Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 5 Dec. 2019
  • But there was very little if anything to show value for aerosols.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2020
  • So what is going on when airline crew walk up and down the aisles, wielding an aerosol of mystery spray?
    Cynthia Drescher, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2016
  • No one has yet worked out how to get the aerosols up in the atmosphere to reflect sun rays at the kind of scale that would be necessary.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Some of the aerosols desiccate to become droplet nuclei and remain adrift in the air currents.
    Fox News, 5 Apr. 2020
  • An explosion heard on video may have been caused by an overheated aerosol can, the chief said.
    Celina Tebor, CNN, 18 Feb. 2023
  • There's carbon dioxide, which alters the climate, and sulfates that form aerosols and lead to acid rain.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2020
  • In one test, an 8-ounce aerosol can of dry shampoo -- which is permitted in checked baggage -- was strapped to the laptop.
    CBS News, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Their hair has been frozen in aerosol since the Reagen administration.
    Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 18 July 2024

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