become contaminated
Example Sentences
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Such warnings are typical after rainfall, which can cause ocean and bay waters to become contaminated with bacteria, chemicals, trash, and other health hazards from city streets and mountain areas, the health department said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
This research is the first to clearly show how forests become contaminated with microplastics and to directly connect that contamination to particles transported through the air.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026
There are various ways bleed air can become contaminated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2025
Outside, the ground can also become contaminated in a fire.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2023
It was as if he were the carrier of a terrible disease and nobody wanted to become contaminated.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
