air pollution
CulturalExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Our achievements include last week’s landmark multistate settlement to address forever chemical pollution and a $100 million penalty secured at trial for industrial air pollution near Detroit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
The mayor told the meeting, part of London Climate Action Week, about the damaging health impacts of air pollution.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
The expansion has brought faster-paced lifestyles, grinding traffic jams, regular flooding, severe air pollution and a dire shortage of public green spaces to unwind.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
The huge increased pressure on energy grids translates to higher utility bills, which puts additional strain on gas and coal plants, which of course jacks up toxic air pollution.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
Ironically, the real source turned out to be air pollution from cars and factories.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
