How to Use sanitize in a Sentence

sanitize

verb

• They're trying to sanitize the news.
• The housekeeping staff sanitized the bathroom.
• Use a bottle brush to scrub the inside and the straw. Rinse and sanitize.
  — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 27 June 2023
• The pilot asked that the area be sanitized for the plane’s trip back to Paris but the cleaners overlooked the floor.
  — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023
• The pilot had asked that the area be sanitized, but the cleaners overlooked the floor.
  — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
• If the grout is mildewed or badly stained, clean it, sanitize with bleach, and then seal the grout.
  — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 27 Jan. 2021
• Also called the Hays Code for creator William Hays, the code aimed to sanitize movies.
  — Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022
• Some worried that Get Back would sanitize the band’s conflicts, but that’s not the case.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2021
• Wash them, sanitize them, clean with them, and maybe even garden or cook with them.
  — Michelle Rostamian, Allure, 9 Nov. 2022
• They were called in to work to sanitize the restaurants only to be let go a few hours later.
  — Caroline Glenn, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Mar. 2021
• Fahrenheit, for 60 minutes the CDC says, and that's a way to sanitize them and store them overnight or just for a little bit.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2022
• This will clean and sanitize the inside of the dishwasher as well as the racks and baskets.
  — Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2022
• And be sure to clean and sanitize your countertops as well.
  — Elizabeth Bacharach, Women's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
• But his clip is lighter in tone, as the host attempts to show us how to boil the pieces in a jigsaw puzzle, to sanitize them.
  — oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2021
• Do a search for UV-C light to sanitize viruses and read up for yourself.
  — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 27 May 2021
• Do not put masks in microwaves, ovens, or attempt to use UV light to sanitize your mask.
  — Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2020
• In the darkness, Mr. Fink sanitized and tidied the tents, then lit garden lights and glow sticks along the path up to camp for those who would arrive in the night.
  — Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
• In other words, put on a mask, sanitize your hands, stay at least 6 feet away from others and go vote.
  — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 2 Nov. 2020
• The Hoppy Monk promptly closed for the weekend and hired a company to sanitize the bar.
  — Madison Iszler, ExpressNews.com, 2 Nov. 2020
• The restaurant destroyed all the food and cleaned and sanitized the kitchen and surrounding areas.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024
• The goal is to safely and properly sanitize the apartment, not fleece you.
  — New York Times, 10 Apr. 2021
• When handling your mask, try to avoid touching the front and make sure to wash or sanitize your hands after, Marr said.
  — Allyson Chiu, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2021
• And don't forget to grab the popular Shark Steam Pocket Mop to clean and sanitize your hard floors.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2023
• Use it just as a vacuum for dry debris like pet hair, as a steam mop to wet clean and sanitize or as both at the same time.
  — Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2022
• As sanitized as the experience could have been, the vagaries of the natural world meant wild cards could, and did, emerge at the drop of a hat.
  — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2023
• Now all flows smoothly and all our bathrooms are up and running, and all are sanitized!
  — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2023
• The primary suite’s laundry room has an LG Styler that steams and sanitizes clothes.
  — Jeastman, oregonlive, 25 July 2023
• Hotel staff members clean the rooms, and then Auburn staff members go through and sanitize again.
  — Giana Han, al, 14 Oct. 2020
• Stein recommends at least 30 seconds for the hydrogen peroxide to sanitize the sink's surface.
  — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
• The Department of Health also recommended that workers routinely wash their hands with warm water and soap and sanitize.
  — Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024