spray

Definition:
1. Very small drops of a liquid that are sent through the air, for example by the wind.
2. A pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying.
3. A dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine spray.
4. A quantity of small objects flying through the air.

Use 'spray' in a sentence:

• 1. Pieces of glass sprayed all over the room.
• 2. A shower of mustard seeds sprayed into the air and fell into the grass.
• 3. If the charcoal does fail to light, use a special liquid spray and light it with a long taper.
• 4. A sprayer hooked to a tractor can spray five gallons onto ten acres.
• 5. With one hand on the handle bar, he fired the spray.
• 6. Toilette ( eau de toilette, EDT) – A light spray composition with five to 15 percent pure perfume essence dissolved in alcohol.
• 7. The nasal spray was new on the market and highly efficacious.
• 8. He spray-painted his name on the wall.
• 9. If he put his finger over the nozzle he could produce a forceful spray.
• 10. The gunman sprayed the building with bullets.
• 11. He doesn't spray against pests or diseases.
• 12. Farmers can use the spray to kill weeds without harming the soy crop.
• 13. I bought a spray to kill the weeds.
• 14. This spray will finish off the insects.
• 15. The walls have been horribly vandalized with spray paint.
• 16. He ran to the top of the building spraying bullets into shoppers below.
• 17. Mix a 50/50 solution of isopropyl alcohol and water into a small spray bottle if you've got one—if not, just dab your cloth into the solution.
• 18. Drops of blood sprayed across the room.
• 19. A new influenza vaccine, administered painlessly in a nasal spray, is effective for children.
• 20. A curved-inwards wall has a convergent effect on wall spray.
• 21. For a healthy fried egg, brush a nonstick skillet with a smidge of oil or cooking spray. And you'll get crispy edges without much fat.
• 22. Since children seldom develop serious complications from influenza, no significant public health benefit would result from widespread vaccination of children using the nasal spray.
• 23. She forgot about everything but the sun and the wind and the salt spray.
• 24. Their answer was to spray seawater on the clouds.
• 25. Two inmates hurled slates at prison officers spraying them with a hose.
• 26. Spray the plants with insecticide.
• 27. The walls had been horribly vandalized with spray paint.
• 28. Because of the immunity of the immature insects, it's important to spray regularly.
• 29. This method of spraying would allow the land to be reclaimed by the rain forests.
• 30. The lotion is dispensed by a handy pump action spray.
• 31. Police said they had found in this man's pockets another souvenir and a chili-pepper spray.
• 32. The intensity of the blaze shattered windows, spraying glass on the streets below.
• 33. The officers blasted him with pepper spray.
• 34. Champagne sprayed everywhere.
• 35. Why dose a whole field with chemicals if you can spray only where they are needed?
• 36. The rope whipped clear of the water, throwing up a spray of droplets.
• 37. In the short term, chemical sprays are clearly an effective way to control pests.
• 38. A nicotine spray can help smokers quit the habit without putting on weight.
• 39. A nicotine spray can help smokers quit the habit.
• 40. An aerosol spray will make short work of painting awkward objects.
• 41. A cloud of fine spray came up from the waterfall.
• 42. Confine the use of insecticides to the evening and do not spray plants that are in flower.
• 43. The youths are taught how to spray paint cars and mend fences.
• 44. The moon was casting a rainbow through the spray from the waterfall.
• 45. Spray rose up from the surface of the water.
• 46. The bare metal was sprayed with several coats of primer.
• 47. We were dripping wet from the spray.
• 48. I gave the plants a quick spray.
• 49. Jorinda was just singing, "The ring-dove sang from the willow spray, 'Well-a-day!'"
• 50. Indoors, you put a white sheet on the ground, spray some insecticide on walls and ceilings, and the mosquitoes fall on your feet one by one.
• 51. The crops are regularly sprayed with pesticides.
• 52. The crops are regularly sprayed with pesticide.