How to Use quarantine in a Sentence

quarantine

1 of 2 noun
  • The dog was put under quarantine.
  • The cows will be kept in quarantine for another week.
  • The infected people were put into quarantine.
  • Davis agrees, saying that quarantine showed just how short life is.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 14 June 2023
  • There are nine students in quarantine from the two schools.
    — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • At one point, tourists faced prison time for breaking the quarantine.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
  • His quarantine room is about double the size of his cabin on the ship.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • Time spent mired in fever, or in quarantine, or in recovery is not free time.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The crew has now been freed from prelaunch quarantine until the next launch window.
    — Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Some of the fan anger toward the show, though, has escaped quarantine.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The sloths will remain in quarantine for at least 30 days.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • That mindset was the one that carried him through quarantine.
    — Nidha Eakambaram, oregonlive, 24 July 2023
  • And that includes the oil quarantine that's in place, among other things.
    — CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • In this 30-day quarantine, are there many people around?
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Jake Rosmarin shows off his quarantine room.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 17 May 2026
  • Jake Rosmarin shows off his quarantine room.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 1 June 2026
  • What impact could a quarantine or blockade have?
    — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The quarantine was lifted, the protests fizzled out, and people went back to work.
    — Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Amid the quarantine there’s a hint of hope, though, a glimpse of a world reviving itself.
    — Hamilton Cain, Washington Post, 8 July 2023
  • The astronauts had spent three weeks in quarantine.
    — Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Nine more months of quarantine followed a lengthy hospital stay, which meant no work, no shows.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
  • It is set to open Friday with 50 quarantine beds.
    — Sara G. Miller, NBC news, 28 May 2026
  • The 21-day quarantine was reduced to just 72 hours for kids who got the shot.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2024
  • And until those changes happen, this quarantine will remain in place.
    — ABC News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Twenty area schools had students in quarantine.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The state imposed a quarantine to prevent the further spread.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
  • But then just weeks later, Simon died in quarantine.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The crew that did travel spent a total of 797 days in quarantines around the world.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Think back to the days of quarantine when viral recipes were somewhat of a way to connect with the outside world.
    — Christina Montoya Fiedler, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
  • Thirteen players were either sick or put in quarantine, pushing the match to next week.
    — The Sports Desk, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026

quarantine

2 of 2 verb
  • The hospital quarantined the infected patients.
  • The dog was immediately quarantined.
  • At first, people were told to quarantine for two weeks if exposed.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 16 June 2023
  • Keep your liquids quarantined with this leakproof roll-top toiletry bag.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The affected farm, which was not named, is quarantined.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 14 Dec. 2025
  • His commander sent him an email asking to share his videos with troops quarantined in the dorms.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 27 Apr. 2026
  • At the time, Glenn chose to quarantine with his children instead of with her.
    — Essence, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Now, the condition can be treated, and there’s no need to quarantine.
    — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Instead, many were forced to quarantine aboard, or stay put in a port because their journey’s next leg was blocked.
    — Konrad Putzier, WSJ, 3 May 2022
  • But since the tortoise was quarantined as a new arrival, those procedures could wait.
    — CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Students no longer have to quarantine if someone in their class tests positive.
    — Perry Stein, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Those who test positive will be required to quarantine for seven days.
    — Yasmeen Serhan, Time, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Should those exposed to an infection be required to quarantine at home?
    — John Tierney, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Dozens of people have since returned to their home countries to quarantine, but the process has been less than airtight.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
  • Pets may need to be quarantined to ensure rabies is not transmitted.
    — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Students at nearly two dozen schools have been quarantined due to measles exposure.
    — Sophie Brams, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2026
  • That strain is the one involved in the cruise ship outbreak, which has forced passengers from across the world to quarantine.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 12 May 2026
  • The public health official told him to keep the kids in the hospital and quarantine them.
    — Andrew Jones, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The public health official told him to keep the kids in the hospital and quarantine them.
    — Andrew Jones, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The public health official told him to keep the kids in the hospital and quarantine them.
    — Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
  • This led to over 20 million such alerts, each of which came with a request to quarantine—quite a burden.
    — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Visitors to China would still need to quarantine for eight days, with five of those in a hotel.
    — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • When a stop-motion alien shows up and steals the meteorite, the town is forced to quarantine and go a little cuckoo.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2023
  • Inspect each plant for signs of pests and quarantine any affected plants until they’ve been treated.
    — Sunset Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Feliks is now in a zoo in northern Serbia where he must be quarantined for 21 days.
    — ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • Victims usually quarantine about three weeks, and completely heal in about three to four weeks.
    — Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, 22 July 2022
  • The farm has been quarantined and the birds will be killed to prevent the spread of the H5N1 virus.
    — Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Those who are up to date on vaccinations and are exposed do not need to quarantine but are urged to get tested after five days.
    — Angel Adegbesan, Bloomberg.com, 29 Mar. 2022
  • So the country stuck to mass testing and quarantining millions of people.
    — Dake Kang, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Those travelers may need to quarantine in their staterooms until they are cleared by the medical team.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2022

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