fumigate

Example Sentences

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Children of local residents play through an area being fumigated by municipal workers at Noida, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh September 29, 2011.

From Reuters

When the returning B-29s touched down, teams fumigated them to dissipate the smell of burning flesh.

From Washington Post

The munition bounced back and exploded at their feet, where it fumigated the guards with zinc chloride as the exercise continued.

From Salon

The rooms and hallways were fumigated every time a new arrival walked by.

From National Geographic

From Nairobi to Milan to Seoul, cleaners in hazmat suits have been fumigating public areas despite W.H.O. warnings that the chemicals could do more harm than good.

From New York Times