sterilize

Example Sentences

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Kluh’s district uses X-rays to sterilize males but there are other methods, such as using genetically modified insects or ones infected with bacteria.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Hospitals use it to sterilize medical devices, and some municipalities use low levels to treat public water supplies.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

“In this case, it is possible that Cesium-137 food irradiators were used in the processing facilities which are being used to sterilize food and instruments,” Vetter said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

We cannot even think much about how to sterilize water before drinking it, because there is no cooking gas and no wood to light a fire.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2024

I can boil and sterilize everything he eats and eats from—just as you do for a baby.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien