How to Use irrigate in a Sentence

irrigate

verb

• The surgeon irrigated the wound.
• At the time, the family was building a 1,600-foot dam on the land to irrigate rice.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
• In the 1800s, the Yowlumne Yokuts used ditches to irrigate crops in their villages, and gathered wild seeds and acorns.
  — Ian James Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2021
• Some farmers had to irrigate their corn that year, and Andy can tell where the water ran out.
  — Tommy Birch, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022
• From there, a growing number of users in the Verde Valley suck it from the ditch to irrigate their fields or lawns.
  — Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2022
• In the years since, the farmland over the Ogallala once again flourished as farmers drew from the aquifer to irrigate their fields.
  — Coral Davenport, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
• To establish plantings, be sure to drip irrigate the root ball margin and out from there, not at the base of the main stem.
  — Lynlee Austell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2022
• It’s going to be harder to irrigate farms in the future.
  — Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 4 Oct. 2021
• In the United States, more than 40% of the country's freshwater is used to irrigate crops.
  — Haley Yamada, ABC News, 21 July 2022
• The house sits higher than the farmland, so water collected from the roof and ponds all drains down to irrigate the farm land.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
• One use will be to irrigate new greenbelts to run all along the 20 kilometer structure, which should help take the heat out of the areas around it.
  — Angela Dewan, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022
• My backpack bulged with bug spray, sunscreen and enough water to irrigate a small farm.
  — Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022
• The city also reuses water to irrigate parks and golf courses.
  — Matt Vasilogambros, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2022
• Say someone wants to fit turbines in a dam that was built to hold back water so it can be used to irrigate farmers’ fields.
  — Matt Reynolds, Wired, 16 Nov. 2021
• They were forced to move the pump farther up the river outside the perimeters of their own ranch to irrigate their land and feed their animals.
  — Daniel Cole, ajc, 31 Oct. 2022
• Two-thirds of Utah’s water is used to irrigate alfalfa and hay.
  — Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
• Clean the wounds with mild soap and water; irrigate with water to remove debris.
  — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2022
• The key is to irrigate slowly, rather than shooting a burst of water or solution in your ear.
  — Deanna Pai, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2023
• But coiling 1,000 linear feet of drip tube around the front lawn to drip irrigate your favorite tree might not jive with the local HOA police!
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 7 July 2023
• Don’t irrigate again until the soil feels dry more than 2 inches deep, but don’t stress the plant by waiting to see wilting or drooping leaves and blooms.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2022
• Now, farmers would be allowed to irrigate about half of that land, although the exact area is not yet final.
  — Byignacio Amigo, science.org, 21 Apr. 2023
• Across town, in a field that has not been irrigated, the plants are thinner and have fewer vines, with barely any leaves toward the bottom of their stalks.
  — Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
• Water in the ground isn’t much use for irrigating pots, but your in-ground plants will love that reservoir of rainwater when things get dry.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
• After a month, switch to irrigating one to two times per week and continue this schedule through the first spring and summer.
  — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 25 May 2023
• Right now, the agency uses the water for things like irrigating parks and playing fields.
  — Adam Beam, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
• In the village, every house has its own pond, where people bathe, wash clothes and draw water to irrigate their vegetable farms.
  — New York Times, 7 Apr. 2022
• There’s even a system in place to collect rainwater to irrigate the gardens.
  — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2022
• Without a decent rain in two months, Mayne has been forced to tap Naperville water more frequently this spring to irrigate his fields.
  — Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 28 May 2021
• Growers have had to irrigate year round, which not only costs more but doesn’t flush salts from the ground as effectively, Lucy said.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
• These vines had to be irrigated, though Mr. Haas said Tablas tries to irrigate in a way that encourages roots to grow deeply rather than stay at the surface.
  — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021

Last Updated: 28 May 2024