How to Use sterilization in a Sentence

sterilization

noun
  • The plan says sterilization is too difficult to do in such a large area.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Because of sterilization, or this or that?
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Using sterilization as a way to control insect pests isn’t a new idea.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 28 June 2023
  • Note that this is just a bottle warmer and does not provide any other support such as sterilization.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Teaque chose to focus on sterilizations.
    — Victoria Law, Washington Post, 6 May 2026
  • King said some young patients who ask about sterilization never go through with the procedure.
    — Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
  • Due to a shortage of sterilization supplies, his wounds can’t be cleaned properly.
    — Abeer Salman, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
  • There were forced sterilizations up until the ‘80s or the ‘90s.
    — NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Even when the law is strict, sterilization sometimes continues.
    — Sarah Hurtes, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
  • These sterilizations made headlines and sparked outrage.
    — Victoria Law, Washington Post, 6 May 2026
  • Without mass death to keep the population in check, the herd would have to be culled by way of sterilization, slavery, or blood sport.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Simon said that Clifton, after five years of sterilization, did not have to take deer management steps in the sixth year.
    — cleveland, 9 Dec. 2021
  • There are common mistakes people make at home that could be costly to the skin, such as skipping proper sterilization.
    — Lauren Finney Harden, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
  • Spay/neuter surgeries can help, but the approach isn’t feasible for large-scale sterilization campaigns.
    — Bydavid Grimm, science.org, 6 June 2023
  • As detection tools improve, each data point further erodes the mythos of sterilization.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Both of these sterilization techniques effectively kill pathogens on your tools and will help prevent the spread of plant diseases next spring.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Rhetoric, including questions providers do or don’t ask, plays a role in the unbalanced sterilization rates among men and women.
    — Jenna Vinson, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The cost of animal care, including sterilization surgeries, has risen across the board in recent years.
    — Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
  • For quicker sterilization, put your moist soil in a microwave-safe bowl or container and then heat for 4-7 minutes.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Even without the sterilization of the monkeys in the sanctuary, Williams said, the colony’s long-term prospects are pretty bleak.
    — David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The sterilization team is also indispensable in this process.
    — Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The sterilization effort takes place in the more dense, southern portion of South Euclid.
    — Peter Krouse, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Another shows some of the first male lamprey sterilizations in the 1980s.
    — Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The mycelium is growing and then further down all the substrates mix, sterilizations in our lab to inoculate the substrate.
    — Bon Appétit, 9 Oct. 2024
  • One recent study noted that up to 5% of patients who underwent a tubal sterilization got pregnant later.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The teenagers soon found stories and academic studies debunking the sterilization claim.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2022
  • For Rodríguez-Trías, the fight against sterilization abuse, too, was at the heart of the struggle for reproductive rights.
    — Time, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Hahn has repeatedly suggested using sterilization to thin out the herd.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • That tension is precisely why sterilization is such an important issue.
    — Kimberly Turner, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
  • Just like our best overall pick, this colostrum is collected 12 hours after production and uses low heat for sterilization.
    — Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 2 July 2024

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