How to Use aerosol in a Sentence

aerosol

noun
  • 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 aerosol foam is best applied with a mitt and has a pleasing coconut scent.
    Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • An explosion heard on video may have been caused by an overheated aerosol can, the chief said.
    Celina Tebor, CNN, 18 Feb. 2023
  • There is a good deal of research that shows flushing creates an aerosol that spreads the contents of a toilet into the air in a room.
    Nicole Hvidsten, Star Tribune, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Sometimes those droplets are smaller and form an aerosol that can linger in the air or be carried further than the usual six feet, the CDC says.
    Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The Secret Powder Fresh 24-hour aerosol measured 16 ppm.
    Kevin Grasha, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Larger bubbles enhance the release of aerosols into the air above the glass—bubbles on the order of 1.7 mm across at the surface.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 July 2023
  • After discharging the aerosol, the man then allegedly charged at the officers with the knife.
    Howard Blume Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2021
  • There are questions about whether the virus can be transmitted through microscopic droplets, called aerosols, which linger in the air.
    Catherine Marfin, Dallas News, 5 May 2020
  • From spraying it on fabrics to using it as your room’s aerosol, the fragrance is multi-use and comes as an incense as well.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024
  • How is Sherwin Williams coping with a strike that has taken 55 workers out of the equation at an aerosol can plant in Bedford Heights?
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Bringing an aerosol can like spray sunscreen in a carry-on is allowed on most airlines.
    Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Some scientists have even been able to measure the unique microbes that live in these personal aerosol clouds.
    Megan Molteni, Wired, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Because this product isn't an aerosol, the spray isn't continual and doesn't go on as evenly.
    Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2020
  • There is a $1 fee for aerosols and compressed gas tanks, with propane tanks - maximum size 16 ounces - having a fee of $3 per container.
    David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2023
  • When the user inhales, the battery heats the nicotine, which turns into an inhalable aerosol.
    Washington Post, 23 July 2021
  • It’s a powder that is heated and mixed with a liquid or solvent and released from canisters as an aerosol.
    USA Today, 2 June 2020
  • But volcanic aerosols can block sunlight and darken lunar eclipses.
    Katherine Kornei, Science | AAAS, 4 May 2020
  • The two barriers cause the air in the region to stagnate, leading to higher concentration of aerosols.
    Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Marr is an aerosol scientist at Virginia Tech and one of the few in the world who also studies infectious diseases.
    Megan Molteni, Wired, 13 May 2021
  • The lithium, aluminum, copper, and lead don’t fall to the ground because they’re suspended, like smoke particles, in aerosols.
    Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
  • All liquids, gels, and aerosols must fit into containers that are 3.4 ounces or less; these containers must then be placed in a clear quart-size bag.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2023

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