Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In any case, he said, the heat of the bullet may have sterilized the embedded fragments.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2011

"We have sterilized water—we have everything," he explained.

From The Last Shot by Palmer, Frederick

Although Halleck outlived Drake forty-seven years, trade seems to have sterilized Halleck's poetic power in his later life.

From History of American Literature by Halleck, Reuben Post

"When I have sterilized these instruments, young lady, we shall have a try for that bullet."

From Kildares of Storm by Kelly, Eleanor Mercein