ventilate

Example Sentences

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In the future, the technology could help ventilate greenhouses or residential buildings without conventional energy sources.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

Dry clothes outdoors if you can, rather than using a tumble dryer, or hang clothes indoors but ventilate well or use a dehumidifier to avoid damp.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

After turning off the burners and opening windows to ventilate the apartment, the team contacted firefighters and stayed with the woman until they arrived.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

Organizers should also find ways to ventilate the event space, including, potentially, by reducing seat capacity.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2023

After a couple of years, the Captain raised Dad to section foreman, taught him how to lead men and operate and ventilate a mine, and instilled in him a vision of the town.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam