How to Use chlorinate in a Sentence

chlorinate

verb
Definition of chlorinatenext
  • Swimming pools and outdoor saunas and hot tubs should be cleaned and chlorinated.
    — Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2018
  • Clean and chlorinate swimming pools, outdoor saunas and hot tubs.
    — Jesse Garza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2019
  • If you’re hooked up to your city’s public water supply, chances are your tap water is chlorinated to help keep it safe.
    — Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2023
  • During this mode, the system screens out solids, chlorinates the water, dechlorinates it, and then discharges it.
    — Christine Woodside, courant.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • The water had gone through most of the treatment process but hadn't been chlorinated, spokeswoman Jennifer Messemer-Skold said.
    — John Flesher, Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Drinking water is chlorinated, but not at the levels needed to make pools safe.
    — NBC News, 17 May 2018
  • And how to chlorinate it by predissolving crepe chunks in benzol.
    — Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Avion, like the Deschutes district, doesn't chlorinate or otherwise treat the water.
    — Lynne Terry, OregonLive.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Water in birdbaths and pet dishes should be changed every few days, and swimming pools, outdoor saunas and hot tubs should be cleaned and chlorinated.
    — Jesse Garza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2017
  • Maintain your swimming pool in good condition and chlorinate it.
    — Naseem S. Miller, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 July 2018
  • About a quarter of the samples contained organohalogens, and chlorinated tris again was the one most frequently detected.
    — Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Clean and chlorinate swimming pools, and frequently change the water in pet dishes and birdbaths to prevent mosquitoes.
    — Rachel Berry, Cincinnati.com, 19 June 2019
  • The lawsuit claims the center failed to properly chlorinate the water, failed to regulate the temperature of the water and failed to warn visitors of the possible danger.
    — CBS News, 20 June 2017
  • The lawsuit claims that the center failed to properly chlorinate and maintain its water or train its employees on the proper ways to regulate the facilities.
    — Amanda Watts, CNN, 20 June 2017
  • According to a press release, Lake Jackson does routinely chlorinate its water supply twice a year.
    — Popular Science, 29 Sep. 2020
  • In an ideal world, with limitless cash and universally good governance, everybody would drink chlorinated water out of taps and flush their sewage through pipes into treatment plants.
    — The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018
  • There’s even a small, but loyal Cleveland surfing community, centered at Edgewater Beach, which during Stokes’ mayoral tenure had to be chlorinated so people could swim in the water.
    — Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics, 20 June 2019
  • The bacteria can also infect healthy people, especially in hot tubs and swimming pools that aren’t properly chlorinated.
    — Naseem S. Miller, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 June 2018
  • Could Brexit send America’s chlorinated chickens to the United Kingdom?
    — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Pinkeye Burning eyes, excessive tearing and redness can occur because of an allergic reaction to chlorine, or an infection if the pool isn’t chlorinated enough.
    — Dr. Roshini Raj, Health.com, 23 May 2018
  • The biggest difference is simply that natural pool water hasn’t been chlorinated or otherwise chemically filtered.
    — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 11 Apr. 2019

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