How to Use contaminated in a Sentence

contaminated

adjective
  • It can be spread through contact with contaminated foods, often raw or undercooked meat.
    Gerry Smith and Daniela Sirtori / Bloomberg, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Symptoms typically appear three to four days after eating contaminated food, but can take up to 10 days to develop.
    Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Symptoms usually start three to four days after eating a contaminated product, and most people recover without treatment after five days to a week.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The site of the Red Forest remains one of the most contaminated areas in the world today.
    Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 3 May 2023
  • But if there is residue or grease left on the box, it is considered contaminated and cannot go into to the bin.
    Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
  • More than 80% of that water was drawn from wells fed by a contaminated coastal aquifer.
    Daniel Wood, NPR, 1 June 2024
  • Keyanna said when the contaminated water was found in Sanders, the school had to shut down for a while and bottled water was brought in.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Six years in, there is still no plan for removing some of the most contaminated soil in the neighborhoods — the strips of land between sidewalks and the street.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Upon sensing contaminated air, the display screen appears yellow or red, and the stealth-like fan speeds up to work the air faster.
    Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2024
  • When that runs out, some families are left with no choice but to drink and cook with contaminated tap water.
    Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The result: 12% of childhood deaths in Gaza are due to contaminated water.
    Michael Lee, Fox News, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The state spent millions of dollars installing a network of wells to extract and treat a plume of contaminated water.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Since the earthquake and tsunami in 2011, contaminated water has been collected, treated and stored in tanks at the plant.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 5 July 2023
  • Due to an error, PBB entered the state's cattle feed supply and farmers bought the contaminated feed.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The alert concerns ready-to-eat salads and wraps with meat and poultry that may contain contaminated lettuce.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Global Pharma Healthcare said in a a statement that consumers who use the contaminated eye drops could go blind.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • If the bill passed, her county would have no recourse for contaminated water.
    Josephine Peterson, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Add these to the list to tackle alongside knobs and handles and focus on really scrubbing the ones in high-touch or contaminated areas such as the bathroom and kitchen.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2024
  • This advice also implies that the plant caregiver is to blame and ignores the root of the problem (pun intended): the contaminated soil.
    Susan Brownstein, cleveland, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Many in the strip have been forced to rely on contaminated water, leading to reports of diarrhea.
    Rick Noack, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Cover the area with 4 to 6 inches of mulch to prevent any contaminated soil or plant matter from coming in contact with people.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
  • It is known that PFAS can enter the body through contaminated food and water as well as by inhaling polluted air.
    Amudalat Ajasa, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
  • But three months of living surrounded by contaminated water that smelled like the corpses of dead animals took its toll.
    Annie Gowen, Niko Kommenda and Saiyna Bashir, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Those who may have already fed the contaminated treats to their pets are advised to look for signs of illness or unusual behavior.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
  • Because Eddie infections took a while to produce symptoms, users spread the virus and backed up contaminated files.
    Seyward Darby, Longreads, 10 May 2023
  • Here's a simple guide to the fighting The disease often surges in war zones, spreading rapidly through contaminated water.
    Celine Alkhaldi, CNN, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Nevertheless, the contaminated waterways have led to the deaths of some 3,500 fish.
    Alex Presha, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Engineers also upgraded sewage pipes from boats and docks along the Seine to limit the amount of contaminated sewage seeping into the river.
    Alice Park, TIME, 25 July 2024
  • Citgo published a list of the 29 stations believed to have received the contaminated fuel, including some as far south as Fort Myers and as far north as Brooksville.
    Lyric Li, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Food can get tainted if fruits or vegetables are grown or washed in contaminated water.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024

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