disinfectant
Example Sentences
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The Lysol disinfectant maker’s sales grew 5% on a like-for-like basis on year, Reckitt Benckiser said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
At 7:00 am, relatives brought packages: deodorant, toothpaste, soap and shampoo in labeled plastic bags, plus disinfectant and bleach -- provisions essential for maintaining hygiene in the latrines of tiny cells.
From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026
“Sunlight is the best disinfectant, and it’s time to shine a light on puppy mills,” Newsom said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
Sunlight, too, is a great and timeless disinfectant: airy, open spaces don’t just allow air movement that reduces transmission risk — they actually let sunlight in where it can kill bacteria in the air.
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025
Inside, the walls were white tile, and the building had a disinfectant smell to it.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
