How to Use preservative in a Sentence

preservative

1 of 2 adjective
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  • The point was to promote its new, preservative-free Whopper.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Others said variety was the spice, or at least, preservative of life.
    — New York Times, 13 July 2022
  • Others said variety was the spice — or, at least, preservative — of life.
    — Jason Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2022
  • LyondellBasell produces a form of the acid that is used as a food preservative and flavor additive.
    — Tom Steele, Dallas News, 28 July 2021
  • Till’s murder made somehow more lurid through the preservative lacquer of folk heroism.
    — Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2022
  • For cut flowers: Fill a clean vase halfway with lukewarm water, and mix in half or the entire preservative bag that comes with your flowers.
    — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2017
  • Besides the preservative-free foods, which are cooked only in pure avocado oil, all the Fresh N Go sauces are vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2023
  • This unique capsule is soy-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, preservative-free, and filled with potent ingredients.
    — Alyssa Edwards, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Beginning this month, all Swamp Pops are also preservative-free.
    — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2020
  • What’s more, this cologne is preservative-free, phthalate-free and made with clean ingredients.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Self-preservative, and selfless, and hurtful, and thoughtful, and disloyal/rash/long overdue ones.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 25 May 2022
  • SideDish products are dairy-free, paleo-friendly, preservative-free, and have zero added sugar.
    — Shayna Harris, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • And rosemary rounds out the ingredients by adding its natural preservative elements to the pack.
    — Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Reliably clean water wouldn't arrive until 1842’s opening of the Croton Aqueduct, and thanks to its boiling process and the preservative nature of hops, beer was safer to drink than water until then.
    — Keith Flanagan, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2017
  • The batter, mixed with a hand mixer, includes almond paste (a nod to the usual marzipan covering), which helps increase the cake’s preservative qualities with its high sugar and fat content.
    — Claire Saffitz, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The arms and heads of young children and stillborn babies floated in crystal-clear preservative liquid; some of the body parts were dressed with fringes of lace, tassels, or bonnets with exotic feathers held perfectly in place.
    — Mike Jay, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2022
  • On top of what a wine already contains, a winemaker can add more sulfur as a preservative and antioxidant, to protect against a wide range of ills, including bacteria.
    — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Cookies can have too much sugar, saturated fat, salt, and additives such as preservative.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2021
  • The wood preservative creosote is highly combustible and the EPA recommends it not be burned in a residential setting to keep people from inhaling toxic chemicals in smoke and ash.
    — Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Sodium azide, a colorless, tasteless and odorless powder, is used as a propellant in airbags, as a herbicide and a pest control agent as well as a laboratory preservative agent.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 23 Feb. 2022
  • This preservative system is designed to prevent microbial growth.
    — Lydia T. Blanco, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • My guess is that in some hopefully ever-improving version, this 21st century MoMA will work, if only for self-preservative reasons.
    — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Thanks to widespread manufacturing, Irish moss found a whole slew of new applications, such as stabilizing chocolate milk and being combined with ascorbic acid to form a preservative film over frozen foods.
    — Emily Toomey, Smithsonian, 23 July 2019
  • Vinegar has a plethora of culinary applications and serves as an effective food preservative and delicious sour condiment.
    — Anthony Martin, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2014
  • Lumberyards catering to contractors carry the other kinds, which have significantly more preservative infused into the wood.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2020
  • McMahan can put on an industrial rubber glove, reach into a metallic tank filled with preservative alcohol, and display the roughly 4-foot-long South American specimen, which is actually a fish.
    — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 May 2021
  • Tannins’ preservative properties help give wine endurance.
    — Washington Post, 16 July 2021
  • The transporter utilizes a technique called hypothermic machine perfusion, which pumps a preservative solution through a kidney at near-freezing temperatures.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Sallon believes the preservative qualities of the Dead Sea area, and in particular the uniquely low UV radiation, are responsible for the extraordinary viability of the seed, which was the oldest ever to have sprouted.
    — Matti Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Fragrance and preservative ingredients are common triggers in beauty and personal-care products.
    — Parizaad Khan Sethi, Allure, 24 Aug. 2022
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preservative

2 of 2 noun
  • This food does not contain any artificial preservatives.
  • It's also made in the U.S. and is free of parabens and preservatives.
    — Emily Stone, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
  • The easiest and cheapest way to deal with this is to use a preservative.
    — Liz Leavitt, refinery29.com, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Country ham is pork that’s been dry-cured with salt and preservatives.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The brand's preservative-free take on the heritage agave-lime sparkler is easy to find in cans and on tap at dozens of spots around Houston alone.
    — Robin Soslow, Chron, 22 Aug. 2022
  • One is to check the label on the end of the wood to see its use rating, which correlates with how much preservative has to be in the wood.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2020
  • Most of the narratives cited the same lethal method, a preservative used for curing meat, The Times found.
    — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The brisket is cured for hours in a brine of water, salt, spices and preservatives and can also be injected with the brine.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Oxyfresh Mind is non-GMO, caffeine-free, and preservative-free.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Thanks to lead’s sweet taste, it was even sprinkled on food or wine as a preservative and a deadly condiment.
    — Michael J. Coren, Quartz, 16 June 2022
  • The standard way to preserve organs is to cool them rapidly and then store them in an ice-cold preservative.
    — Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Some brands add sugar for balance, which isn’t the end of the world, but anything else is suspect (e.g., preservatives).
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 25 Mar. 2020
  • It is used as a preservative for food, to enhance flavor and to melt ice to assist our winter drives.
    — Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Use a clean brush to remove sanding dust, and apply a clear wood preservative.
    — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2021
  • Half was the highest grade and the other was unprocessed, with no preservatives.
    — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Or could something else, like preservatives or fungus, be to blame?
    — Cara Giaimo, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • In addition to being gluten-free (and nut- and soy-free), this pick doesn't use any preservatives and has a crumbly texture that feels like the real deal.
    — womenshealthmag.com, 17 May 2023
  • Once that is done, the cap used to seal the collection tube will release a preservative that helps keep the sample from degrading.
    — Glenn Howatt, Star Tribune, 22 Oct. 2020
  • Like paint used by the Maya for thousands of years, this paint uses lime as a preservative to protect against moisture and fungi.
    — Jennifer Simonson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The cabbage or daikon is sliced into small uniform pieces, which are coated with salt as a preservative.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Any lumber will do, but apply a preservative to woods that don’t fare well outdoors, such as pine and Douglas fir.
    — Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2020
  • Oregano was even used in ancient Egypt as a preservative and antidote to poison.
    — Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-Cpt, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2021
  • This is because the alcohol acts as a preservative, keeping the cream from going bad!
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 26 Jan. 2023
  • By promoting the preservative as a poison, the site has helped give rise to a means of suicide that is alarming some coroners and doctors.
    — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Their white bean chips are sourced from American farms and made without preservatives.
    — Good Housekeeping, 28 June 2023
  • During the Middle Ages, it became known as a useful meat preservative and a treatment for coughs, arthritis and sore throats.
    — Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 15 June 2020
  • Then coat the surface with a paintable water-repellent preservative, which will slow down moisture absorption in the wood and make the paint last longer.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Among them, a dead shark floating in a jar of liquid chemical preservative.
    — Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2021
  • When mercury is present in vaccines, it is found in thimerosal, a preservative used in multi-dose vials to prevent bacteria and fungi growth.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
  • And avoid powders with fillers, additives, and preservatives, Johnson adds.
    — Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 2 Feb. 2024

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