How to Use sterilize in a Sentence

sterilize

verb

• The organization encourages people to sterilize their cats and dogs.
• Next to the sink is a UV slot that can sterilize your phone, too.
  — Wilson Rothman, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2021
• In the coming years, the goal is to ramp up to sterilizing 40 hippos a year.
  — Nature Magazine, Scientific American, 13 Nov. 2023
• First, sterilize a paper clip by putting it over a flame and heating the tip.
  — Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online, 12 Oct. 2021
• Work still must be done to find the right way to sterilize the alien material.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022
• Plus water usage to wash and sterilize things all the time.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
• Wynne turns the jars upside down to sterilize the interior of the lid.
  — Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2021
• But don’t use a UV lamp to sterilize your hands or other areas of your body.
  — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 10 July 2020
• Then, sterilize the empty, lidless jars by placing them, right side up on the rack in your pot.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2020
• Bring to boiling; sterilize jars for 10 minutes at a steady boil.
  — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2023
• The labels created for the wipes claimed that the wipes were for sterilizing kitchenware and other items, the EPA said.
  — Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 May 2023
• Surgeons didn’t sterilize their tools or even wash their hands.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2022
• Then clean and sterilize a container that has drainage holes.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2021
• Just like at home, the bags are removed when the batches are done, cutting down on the time needed to clean and sterilize the bioreactors.
  — Katie Thomas, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2020
• To sterilize jars, place jars in a boiling-water canner with a rack.
  — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2023
• Wynne preheats her jars in the oven to sterilize them and ensure enough heat for proper sealing.
  — Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2021
• Once the sink is sterilized, boil another kettle full of water and use it to fill the sink with hot, soapy water.
  — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2023
• Wipe any excess food off your tongs, cutting board, and knife, then dunk them in the boiling water for a minute or two to sterilize them.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2020
• The Elite Spice plants in Hanover and Jessup emit the colorless, flammable gas used to sterilize seasonings.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2023
• Add jam to jars: Pour peach jam into 6 clean and sterilized half-pint jars, leaving proper headspace.
  — Rishon Hanners, Southern Living, 30 June 2023
• The government’s goal is to sterilize 40 hippos a year.
  — Michael Levenson, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
• Mainly, people wanted to know how to scale up production in the wake of a mass shortage and how to sterilize the masks for reuse.
  — Washington Post, 7 July 2020
• The plan will involve trapping the male peacocks and sterilizing them.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Aug. 2023
• No, the vaccine isn’t an effort to sterilize Black people.
  — Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2021
• Use a plastic scrubber or bristle brush (the boiling water will sterilize your Dutch oven) to clean out the rest and wipe it with a towel.
  — Pete Zimowsky, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• This involves sterilizing jars and their lids, washing the bands that screw onto the jars, and bringing a large pot of water to a simmer.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2023
• The gas that is used to sterilize some medical equipment may cause cancer.
  — Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2022
• The inexpensive, old-fashioned way to sterilize is to boil a pot of water and add the bottle parts to it for five minutes; remove the items with clean tongs.
  — Good Housekeeping, 24 July 2023
• Then, give it a spritz of an antiseptic or sterilizing spray to prevent the spread of any plant diseases.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2023
• Clean, sharpen and sterilize cutting tools such as pruners and loppers.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024