pollute

Example Sentences

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Signs of that shift are already visible, as fake images of real incidents further pollute the information landscape.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Beijing doesn’t have to worry if hazardous byproducts pollute rivers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Fossil fuels pollute the air when they are extracted and when they are burned, but the steps between those two points involve far more than familiar scenes of drilling equipment and smoke-filled power plants.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2025

Unfortunately, these tests served mostly to put both East and West on edge, pollute parts of the United States and the former Soviet Union, and make a lot of people sick.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

I won’t pollute my insides with Bluberridazzlepops or muffins or scritchscratchy shards of toast, either.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson