How to Use pesticide in a Sentence

pesticide

noun

• The next step is applying some kind of pesticide to the pets.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2022
• With pesticides no longer on hand, the suicide rate dropped.
  — Angela Wang, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2023
• The ban would stop the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on all food, the agency said Wednesday.
  — Timothy Puko, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2021
• Yellow pesticide signs peek out of front lawns, warning dogs to keep off the grass.
  — Amelia Nierenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
• Benzene in the shampoo lead in the water; pesticide in fruit.
  — Rae Armantrout, The New Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
• In fact, the product is required to be registered as a pesticide in the U.S., a process that was ignored, the plea states.
  — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2021
• Miguel and Rufino Garcia Rivera, 28 and 36, collapsed on the floor of a desert greenhouse not far away that reeked of diesel and pesticide fumes.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2022
• The pesticide is used to kill nematodes and other bugs in soils.
  — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Sep. 2021
• Why the spread of organic farms may prompt growers to use more pesticide, not less.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
• The Grand River received a recent shot of pesticide in late April, Shaw said.
  — Peter Krouse, cleveland, 7 July 2022
• The team needed to make sure the ABA receptor could sense the pesticide but still be able to perform its usual job.
  — WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023
• Also, pesticides may pass into breast milk, the CDC says.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024
• To do so, officials use backpack sprayers to spray the pesticide on the bark of the tree, where the chemical then penetrates to the inside of the tree.
  — London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Sep. 2021
• To save them, the city is committing to more gardens and fewer pesticides.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
• The pesticide was later banned, and restoration efforts began for the birds in 1972, Mass Wildlife said in a statement.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021
• Bats eat insect pests and lower the use of pesticides, yet many of them are imperiled.
  — Benji Jones, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
• The ban is a reversal on a Trump-era decision not to outlaw the pesticide.
  — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 19 Aug. 2021
• The control unit started to treat the land with baited pesticide on Tuesday.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 June 2022
• According to the Atlas of Pesticides, Brazil is the largest consumer and importer of pesticides in the world.
  — Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• Then there are the P’s: pesticides, pollution, poop, pee and pretty much anything that may be in the great outdoors.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• When that happens, the pesticide is no longer detectable, only the byproducts.
  — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2023
• It's made from four grains — as opposed to the usual one or two grains in most vodkas — which also are pesticide-free.
  — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2021
• There are different aspects that can be fought for, like the effects of pesticides.
  — Kathleen Hou, ELLE, 7 Aug. 2023
• Use this natural pesticide on both your indoor plants and out in your yard.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2021
• Overlapping the use of more than one type of pesticide may be needed, and re-treatment might occur for over a year.
  — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Sep. 2022
• Some people peel fruits and vegetables to get rid of pesticide residue.
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2024
• Use this natural pesticide on both your indoor plants and in your yard.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2023
• During the interview, Smith admitted to the theft and spraying of the pesticide.
  — Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
• The pesticide is banned in the European Union for outdoor use but allowed in pet collars.
  — Mary Ramsey, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2021
• One statistic indicates that more than 90% of strawberry, apple, cherry, spinach, nectarine, and grape samples tested positive for residues of two or more pesticides, which is pretty sobering stuff.
  — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Jan 2025