The hospital's sterilization protocols ensure that all surgical instruments are free of microbes before every operation.

After multiple sterilizations, the team reviewed their protocols to identify persistent contamination risks.

The sterileness of the surgical instruments was confirmed before the operation.

The surgeon sterilely prepared the incision site before making the cut.

The researchers categorized the different sterilities observed among the patient cohort.

Farmers applied soil sterilants to the beds before planting to reduce pathogen pressure and improve seedling survival.

The landscaper warned that using a soil sterilant near the vegetable beds could leave the ground barren for years.

The self-sterile apple tree produced abundant flowers but few fruits without a nearby compatible pollinator.

The clinic returned the non-sterile bandages to the supplier for replacement.

Many physicists are investigating whether the sterile neutrino, a potentially supermassive right-handed particle that interacts with other matter only through gravity, could be a constituent of dark matter.