How to Use quarantine in a Sentence

quarantine

1 of 2 noun
Definition of quarantinenext
Synonyms for quarantinenext
  • The dog was put under quarantine.
  • The cows will be kept in quarantine for another week.
  • The infected people were put into quarantine.
  • The 21-day quarantine was reduced to just 72 hours for kids who got the shot.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The crew that did travel spent a total of 797 days in quarantines around the world.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • In the spring of 2020, the project was completed and the paint was barely dry when the quarantine era began.
    — Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
  • At one point, tourists faced prison time for breaking the quarantine.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The quarantine was lifted, the protests fizzled out, and people went back to work.
    — Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Amid the quarantine there’s a hint of hope, though, a glimpse of a world reviving itself.
    — Hamilton Cain, Washington Post, 8 July 2023
  • Think back to the days of quarantine when viral recipes were somewhat of a way to connect with the outside world.
    — Christina Montoya Fiedler, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
  • The show gave fans a look into what Jon and Summer were up to during quarantine.
    — Mckinley Franklin, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
  • That mindset was the one that carried him through quarantine.
    — Nidha Eakambaram, oregonlive, 24 July 2023
  • The two were spotted at a rest stop during a quarantine road trip and a source told People that the pair weren’t dating … yet.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The astronauts stayed in quarantine for a couple of weeks.
    — John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Davis agrees, saying that quarantine showed just how short life is.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 14 June 2023
  • The student will have to wear a mask until the 10th day following quarantine.
    — Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2023
  • For the cast and crew, going from the high of filming the pilot to the lows of quarantine and then back to work, all while isolated from the rest of the world, was surreal.
    — Katie Rife, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2023
  • During the quarantine days, many of us had that one friend who got in the best shape of their life, wrote a few pilots, even learned how to play an instrument.
    — Alan Dybner, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2023
  • Despite quarantine instructions, the child was sent to day care on Dec. 20 and 21, the health department said.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2024
  • My own release date was pushed back almost a full week because of the Covid quarantine guidelines.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Flocks that have been infected have been put in quarantine, and county officials are hoping to curb the spread of the virus.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The new, stay-at-home-inspired duet with Justin Bieber showed a glimpse into her own quarantine companion.
    — Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 17 July 2023
  • Even though Arthur was with her family, months of quarantine left her feeling alone and anxious over whether she had been exposed to the virus.
    — USA Today, 7 June 2023
  • After a yearlong quarantine, the staff at broadcaster UBA are back in the studio, though not quite to normal.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The quarantine took effect on Tuesday in Broward County.
    — Averi Kremposky, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
  • The Black Beauty Club was first dreamed up on Clubhouse, the voice-only social media space that took off during the first months of quarantine.
    — Cassandra Pintro, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The latest quarantine follows a playbook that has been used before.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Unlike the quarantines Covid-19 weary residents are used to, this one is only for produce.
    — Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The Apollo 12 crew was stuck in quarantine post landing and the Apollo 1 crew was being recognized posthumously at the time.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2023
  • But the onset of the pandemic and the reality of quarantine in a Manhattan condo left him homesick and wanting to be closer to family.
    — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
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quarantine

2 of 2 verb
  • The hospital quarantined the infected patients.
  • The dog was immediately quarantined.
  • This led to over 20 million such alerts, each of which came with a request to quarantine—quite a burden.
    — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Now, the condition can be treated, and there’s no need to quarantine.
    — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 4 Aug. 2023
  • When a stop-motion alien shows up and steals the meteorite, the town is forced to quarantine and go a little cuckoo.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2023
  • Unbeknownst to her at the time, Cordae then boarded a flight and quarantined in a hotel to be with her.
    — Jolene Latimer, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
  • At first, people were told to quarantine for two weeks if exposed.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 16 June 2023
  • Instead, many were forced to quarantine aboard, or stay put in a port because their journey’s next leg was blocked.
    — Konrad Putzier, WSJ, 3 May 2022
  • Visitors to China would still need to quarantine for eight days, with five of those in a hotel.
    — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Although the initial goal was to quarantine Bella and Finn for about two weeks, the seclusion lasted nearly three.
    — Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Keep your liquids quarantined with this leakproof roll-top toiletry bag.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • So the country stuck to mass testing and quarantining millions of people.
    — Dake Kang, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The other tamandua in Tennessee was given the rabies vaccine, and the zoo was told to quarantine it for six months.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 19 Apr. 2022
  • The 82-year old lawmaker is asymptomatic and will quarantine, the statement said.
    — Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Dean’s case of the chickenpox on his way to a hunting getaway forces Lillian to quarantine him with Bill and Grandaddy Clisby.
    — Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Those who are up to date on vaccinations and are exposed do not need to quarantine but are urged to get tested after five days.
    — Angel Adegbesan, Bloomberg.com, 29 Mar. 2022
  • At times, during the worst of the pandemic, two or three drivers would be unavailable each week because of illness or the need to quarantine.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2022
  • Passengers were required to quarantine up to three weeks.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2023
  • During the pandemic, Ray quarantined with his four kids.
    — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
  • As a result, poultry farmers in the county have been forced to destroy more than 1 million birds while trying to quarantine their flocks to curb the outbreak.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
  • In the recent outbreak, 118 health workers were quarantined.
    — WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Most of these must quarantine for 10 days on arrival, though some from low-risk areas in mainland China are exempt.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 20 June 2022
  • Students no longer have to quarantine if someone in their class tests positive.
    — Perry Stein, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Should those exposed to an infection be required to quarantine at home?
    — John Tierney, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
  • And even those who can enter have to quarantine for two weeks, with the exception of those arriving from certain Chinese cities.
    — Karla Cripps, CNN, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Stores will have to quarantine and discontinue the products that are included in the recall.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 31 July 2022
  • Inspect each plant for signs of pests and quarantine any affected plants until they’ve been treated.
    — Sunset Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The Cowboys require the person to quarantine or isolate for five days after a positive test.
    — Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Victims usually quarantine about three weeks, and completely heal in about three to four weeks.
    — Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, 22 July 2022
  • The Oppenheimer star could also possibly act in the project, although details are being quarantined.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024

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