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 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
• Viral aerosols can linger in the air for as long as two hours after an infected person has left the area.
  — Katia Hetter, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
• Bonta said the audits found thousands of containers of toxic aerosols and liquid wastes including spray paints, rust removers, bleach, pesticides and medical waste such as over-the-counter drugs.
  — Jonathan Stempel, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024