How to Use ventilation in a Sentence

ventilation

noun
  • Good ventilation helps to stop the spread of the disease.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 28 May 2021
  • The mesh ceiling provides ventilation and a front-row seat to the night sky.
    — Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2021
  • For the gas phase, the best removal method is ventilation.
    — Lisa Wood Shapiro, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Wearing a mask at the movie theater would depend on the size of the crowd and the level of ventilation.
    — Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 June 2021
  • But in most places around the world, the way to save lives right now is to mask, distance and improve ventilation.
    — Dr. Tom Frieden, CNN, 16 May 2021
  • The younger boy will take the middle seat where the airplane ventilation is best.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The strikes were aimed at two ventilation shafts that lead to the heart of the underground complex.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 26 June 2025
  • The phones are in a tiny 5-by-7-foot box that is shared by three phone callers and no ventilation or air flow.
    — Daniel White, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Gordon charged that the bunk beds were not far enough apart and ventilation was poor.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Covid-19 is an airborne disease, and one of the main takeaways of the last year is that ventilation saves lives.
    — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2021
  • The jacket is made of 600D nylon with large mesh panels for ventilation at the chest, back, and under the arms.
    — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2023
  • When comparing the best grow tents, look for the ones with more ports for grow lights and ventilation systems.
    — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The spurts of the log drums feel like trickling beads of sweat down the body, but the whistling ad-libs interspersed throughout the song add more ventilation.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 30 May 2025
  • The chassis has plenty of ventilation holes, and the fans wouldn’t have an issue pushing air straight out of the case.
    — Michael Sexton, PCMAG, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Rey added that there was little ventilation in the small shed and barely any food or water for the child.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 June 2021
  • Using a small, sharp knife, make three small slits in the top of the bag for ventilation (don’t skip this step or the bag will burst wide open and the ham won’t be able to self-baste).
    — al, 13 Apr. 2022
  • One way to get an idea of the ventilation in your home is using a CO2 monitor.
    — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Firefighters smashed a hole through the roof of the tan-colored house for ventilation.
    — oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2021
  • When your feet need a breath of fresh air in the heat, the best sandals for summer offer plenty of ventilation and style to boot.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2022
  • The 81-year-old man was in a wheelchair, so he was assigned to a one-person cell, which had poor ventilation.
    — Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Officials believe the fire started in the kitchen of the Capital Grille on the mall's north side, and the flames spread to the roof through the ventilation system.
    — Eve Sampson, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2022
  • That means that good air ventilation and filtration are essential to help cut down on the spread of the virus.
    — Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021
  • There was heavy smoke in the school and the strong smell of fire required ventilation of the affected area, according to Boothroyd.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025
  • Mocsy and her team have redone the floors and put in a new ventilation system.
    — oregonlive, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Roof closed due to wind: The Rangers’ ability to play with the roof open to improve ventilation lasted all of one game.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The buttons on the console come from the soon-to-retire Vantage, as do the heating and ventilation dials.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 11 July 2023
  • And thanks to the rear and front ventilation on the leg panels, there was no overheating during climbs.
    — Nikki Rohan, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2022
  • The mom was left in a metal cage, while her six kittens were all cramped in a blue box without ventilation.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • With plenty of mesh, this will have better ventilation than the Base Camp above, but the rainfly doesn't come as low and the hoop design isn't quite a strong.
    — Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 22 Aug. 2025
  • He was forced to live inside a small metal crate that certainly didn't offer much ventilation.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025

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