How to Use contaminate in a Sentence

contaminate

verb

• Don't touch the microchip or the oil on your hands will contaminate it.
• Make sure the white paint is not contaminated by any of the other colors.
• Be careful not to allow bacteria to contaminate the wound.
• Food can become contaminated with staph if people who carry the bacteria touch it without first washing their hands.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
• McHugh said mentioning the mass shooting and Ussery’s beliefs would contaminate the jury.
  — Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 26 May 2021
• Argentine ants and carpenter ants, on the other hand, can contaminate food and damage property.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 2 June 2021
• The failure of something as simple as an air-handling unit can contaminate the sterile environment and the vaccine batch in production will have to be thrown away.
  — Saar Yoskovitz, Forbes, 27 May 2021
• But if these mesh screen vent caps aren't inspected and maintained properly, even tiny insects can enter the tower and contaminate the water supply and make consumers sick.
  — USA Today, 21 May 2021
• But Standing Rock wants the administration to halt the oil for good, fearing a pipeline break could contaminate its water.
  — Matthew Brown and Felicia Fonseca, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2021
• This could clog intake pipes, reduce the capacity of reservoirs, cause algal blooms and cloud and contaminate the water, sharply raising maintenance and treatment costs.
  — New York Times, 24 June 2021
• When a can is not properly sealed to be airtight, air and bacteria can seep inside the can and contaminate the product, the FDA explains.
  — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 19 May 2021
• Anything that may potentially contaminate the waterways is a no-go, including building with concrete, cement, and bricks.
  — Jane Broughton, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2021
• Organic eggs sold at Costco are being recalled over concerns they may be contaminated with salmonella.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
• That’s because plants change the soil that they are grown in, says Paul, and so would contaminate the samples.
  — Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2022
• These items can cause jams in the balers and contaminate whole batches of plastic.
  — Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2022
• All that can contaminate water and soil, not to mention lay waste to large tracts of land.
  — Bydennis Normile, science.org, 1 Nov. 2022
• Just don't bring the muckier parts of it inside to build up and contaminate our homes.
  — Mark Patrick Taylor, CBS News, 26 May 2023
• For hard cheeses where the mold is not part of the processing, cut at least 1 inch around and below the mold, taking care not to drag the knife through the mold and cross contaminate the rest.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2022
• But chromium is present in the crust and might have leached into the layer and contaminated it.
  — Byadam Mann, science.org, 15 Aug. 2024
• This urban food myth contends that if food spends just a few seconds on the floor, dirt and germs won’t have much of a chance to contaminate it.
  — Paul Dawson, CNN, 27 May 2022
• The space was too small for large tools; a lubricant for the screws could have contaminated the samples.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
• The virus spreads through droppings or the nasal discharge of an infected bird, which can contaminate dust and soil.
  — Josh Funk, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2022
• Because the germs on shoes can easily spread to your floors, and then contaminate your house as a result.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 14 Apr. 2022
• The same works to help keep out potential bacteria that can contaminate the greens and cause people to get sick.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2022
• Their actions become more toxic and contaminate all of the folks around them.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022
• The other was that ashy sludge could contaminate the water itself.
  — Ella Nilsen, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022
• But cooking deli meat at high heat can kill any germs that may contaminate these products.
  — Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 22 July 2024
• This can lead to surface runoff, which can contaminate water, spread pathogens, seed algae blooms and kill fish.
  — Bennet Goldstein, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
• The problem with putting a turkey on a higher shelf is that the juices, which are full of bacteria, can drip down and contaminate other food.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2023
• The company emphasizes that this specific lot number is the only one identified as potentially contaminated in their product line.
  — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024