Sentence examples for were polluted from inspiring English sources

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were polluted

verb

To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.

  • The factory polluted the river when it cleaned its tanks.

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The report found that 57.3% of the groundwater in 198 cities in 2012 was "bad" or "extremely bad", while more than 30% of the country's major rivers were "polluted" or "seriously polluted".

Drinking wells were polluted and people were distraught.

Most reported that fields and streams were polluted.

Most of the spill dispersed, but nearby mangroves were polluted, and shorelines were cleaned manually.

In all, an estimated 1,100 miles (1,770 km) of shoreline were polluted.

The developer claimed the gardens were polluted, the soil too toxic for agriculture.

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"Some people were upset that we were polluting," he said.

"The borders have been polluted.

It's polluted".

Drinking water is polluted.

It is polluted, overfished and overclammed.

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