polluting
- present participle of pollute.
Example Sentences
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He suggested the low prosecution rate "encourages polluting by not having successful deterrents".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Some locals say the renewed jockeying for clients is the latest distraction from the fight over the toxins they believe are polluting their home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
The paper included 15 wedges, three of which involved some form of carbon capture and eight of which involved using traditional fossil fuels, though in more efficient, or less polluting, ways.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
They use potentially polluting cooling fluid and reject hot air outside.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Scipio's father waved his hand at them impatiently as if the three children were nothing but annoying birds polluting his house.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
