How to Use contain in a Sentence

contain

verb

• The movie contains something for both children and adults.
• The room was barely big enough to contain everyone who came to the meeting.
• State health officials have succeeded in containing the virus.
• The article contains information on how to plan your retirement.
• The book contains over 200 recipes.
• The fire department then placed a boom in the river to contain the spill.
  — Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
• Because security doors contain more steel, expect to pay more for one.
  — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2023
• Since the mushrooms contain so much water, begin by roasting them to remove excess liquid.
  — Karoline Boehm Goodnick, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Jan. 2023
• Experts also warn that many detox supplements and teas contain laxatives.
  — Christine Byrne, Men's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
• Some testing has shown delta-8 products may contain heavy metals, chemical solvents and pesticides.
  — The Courier-Journal, 1 Feb. 2023
• Euclid this week delivered the first piece of a cosmic map — containing about 100 million stars and galaxies — that will take six years to create.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
• Because lead may be present where food crops used to make food intended for babies and young children are grown, various foods may contain small amounts of lead, FDA said.
  — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 25 Jan. 2023
• As mentioned earlier, any foods that have carbohydrates that your body did not or cannot digest down (such as fiber, which each of these items contain) causes gas, says Dr. Lee.
  — Men's Health, 1 Feb. 2023
• The concern some medical professionals have is that homeopathy products may contain toxic substances that are not diluted enough.
  — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2023
• Typically, these types of products are thicker in texture and contain nourishing ingredients like aloe, shea butter, or hyaluronic acids.
  — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 31 Jan. 2023
• His product must contain alcohol; selling a beverage without alcohol would amount to desecrating his own profession.
  — Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
• The upload contained two photos of the small white dog.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
• In that case, the cover is enough to contain the foam or bead filling.
  — Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
• This post contains spoilers for the first five episodes of The Witcher season 3.
  — Megan McCluskey, Time, 30 June 2023
• The law contains an exemption for chains that bake bread and sell it as a stand-alone item.
  — Fielding Buck, Orange County Register, 2 Mar. 2024
• Close blinds, curtains and doors to contain the cooler air.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
• Sofia: They’re just supposed to contain water and bring it to your mouth!
  — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 16 May 2023
• The wallet contained the man’s bank card, EBT card, appointment cards, and $21.
  — Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
• Much of the law is contained in the Geneva Conventions, which most countries and states have agreed to abide by.
  — Lauren Dunn, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2023
• The blaze was 0 percent contained, the fire department said.
  — NBC News, 28 June 2023
• One eight-ounce cup of green tea contains 30–50 milligrams of caffeine.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• There was an Israeli narrative that Gaza had been contained, but the West Bank had not.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2024
• Each notebook is, in essence, a folder that can contain up to 50 content items.
  — Roger Dooley, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
• This post contains spoilers from the Thursday, May 16 episode of Grey's Anatomy.
  — Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
• This end contains the femur and pelvic bone, which can be challenging to carve around.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024