How to Use ventilation in a Sentence

ventilation

noun
  • 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
  • The younger boy will take the middle seat where the airplane ventilation is best.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • We were told to be sure to provide lots of ventilation, so made a coop that has an entire wall of hardware cloth.
    — oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2021
  • The best birdhouses have sloped roofs and gaps for ventilation, and this birdhouse has both.
    — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
  • Up top, your light linen camp shirt will allow a breeze to flow right through it, and roomy shorts will give the kind of ventilation your trousers could never reach.
    — Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The ventilation holes on the sides of this composter can allow compost to leak out when turning.
    — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Boats have ventilation switches on the dash panel that should be switched on every time a boat is used.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
  • The channels on top give your feet some nice ventilation in warm weather.
    — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2023
  • Rhine was working on the same ventilation shaft as Jones when the explosion struck.
    — Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
  • All four main seats get heating and ventilation, plus the front seats get a massage function.
    — Mark Andrews, WIRED, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Good ventilation also plays an important role in curbing the spread of the virus.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • There are ventilation holes all around the sides, which helps with oxygen and preventing bad odors.
    — Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2024
  • For this, find a soap dish that offers proper drainage and ventilation beneath the bar, so that the soap never rests in a pool of water.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 14 May 2024

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