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How to use removal in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun

Removal means the process of removing or the fact of being removed. Example: “The board decided the removal of the branch manager was the best option after his misbehaviour.”

Examples of removal by meaning

nounThe process of removing or the fact of being removed.

  • At the same time, there have been significant grubbings of these pears, especially in Tasmania where removals have been assisted by the Fruit Growing Reconstruction Scheme.1976, Occasional Paper
  • Homan has been the agency’s executive associate director of enforcement and removal operations, the division that carries out the removals.2017 January 31, Ron Nixon, “Trump Names Thomas Homan as Acting Immigration Enforcement Chief”, in The New York Times
  • The removal of unsightly graffiti on the sides of railway bridges spanning major roads in the North West is to be handed over to National Highways, to speed up the job.2021 October 20, “Network News: NR and NH tackle graffiti vandalism”, in RAIL, number 942, page 9

nounThe dismissal of someone from office.

  • The board decided the removal of the branch manager was the best option after his misbehaviour.

More sentences with removal

  • A handicap in chess often involves removal of the queen's rook.From the entry handicap
  • In this town, the garbage removal staff operate between six o'clock at midnight.From the entry operate
  • The school authorities, unable to take a joke, demanded the immediate removal of the satirical poster.From the entry take a joke
  • The part had an abradable coating the removal of which signified that replacement was necessary.From the entry abradable
  • A tubulated bottle has a stoppered opening for the introduction or removal of materials.From the entry tubulated
  • However, his lease would not be affected by the removal of his dukedom and his honours.2025 October 20, Caroline Davies, “Dealing with ‘Andrew problem’ could help ease William’s accession to the throne”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry grasp the nettle
  • And the removal of catering on such a long-distance route is just bonkers."2021 December 29, Paul Clifton, “"Crisis" on the West of England line”, in RAIL, number 947, page 35. From the entry turn off
  • Down it went on the counter, for patient bone removal that would last him a whole day.2020 September 1, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)”, in The Guardian. From the entry debone
  • We did not reprotonate the system after substrate removal to ensure comparability between both systems.2015 October 24, “Dynamics Govern Specificity of a Protein-Protein Interface: Substrate Recognition by Thrombin”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry reprotonate
  • Nearly 1.8 million reads were removed during the prealignment steps of linker removal, QC and collapsing reads.2015 November 17, “miRge - A Multiplexed Method of Processing Small RNA-Seq Data to Determine MicroRNA Entropy”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry prealignment
  • No airpuff punishment or active removal of residual water from the lickport was used.2015, Samuel Andrew Hires et al., “Low-noise encoding of active touch by layer 4 in the somatosensory cortex”, in eLife, volume 4, →DOI. From the entry airpuff
  • The jaw plates are bolted in sections for simple removal or periodic reversal to equalize wear.2015, Barry A. Wills, Wills' Mineral Processing Technology: An Introduction to the Practical Aspects of Ore Treatment and Mineral Recovery. From the entry jaw plate
  • These sloughings are transported with the wastewater flow to a settling tank for removal.2012, Frank Spellman, Revonna Bieber, Environmental Health and Science Desk Reference, page 831. From the entry sloughing
  • Shinkfield's had at one time belonged to a firm called Hutchison's which did furniture removals.2010, John D. Beasley, “What a Lot of Shops and Stalls!”, in East Dulwich Remembered, Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry pantechnicon
  • Lipoinjection can be performed at the same time as implant removal.2010, Elizabeth Hall-Findlay, Gregory Evans, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Breast, →ISBN. From the entry lipoinjection
  • Curettes are used for the subgingival removal of dental deposits and for root planing.2008, Cecilia Gorrel, Small Animal Dentistry, Elsevier (Saunders), page 223. From the entry curette
  • Management: Successful management of glioma is only by surgical removal of the mass in full.c. 2008, Dr. T. Balasubramanian, Congenital Malformation of Nose and Paranasal Sinuses, Otolaryngology Online, page 13. From the entry distinguition
  • The removal of all potential—both good and evil—from the universe would have dire consequences.2008, David Birnbaum, God and Evil: Religious Man, page 98. From the entry cosmocide
  • Primary stage – removal of insoluble particulate material by screening, the addition of coagulants, followed by settlementation.2007, Jim McLauchlin, Christine Little, Betty C. Hobbs, Hobbs' Food Poisoning and Food Hygiene, page 161. From the entry coagulant
  • Nests are formed by the removal of soil to create an unsubstantive space.2006, Walter Reinhart Tschinkel, The Fire Ants, page 103. From the entry unsubstantive
  • Removal of arg, pro, thre or tryp reduced specific binding of bGH to cultured pig hepatocytes.2003, Wolfgang-Bernhard Souffrant, Cornelia C. Metges, Progress in Research on Energy and Protein Metabolism, page 761. From the entry tryp
  • The amount of uncomfortable drafts and heat loss may increase with the removal of the underdrawing.2002, Phil Parnham, Chris Rispin, Residential Property Appraisal, page 226. From the entry underdrawing
  • Suckling stimulates milk production and the removal of milk is crucial for maintaining lactation.2001, Farming Ahead with the Kondinin Group - Issues 109-120, page 448. From the entry share-milk
  • Henbit typically sprouts in fall, after the soil has been cultivated following the removal of summer plants.1996, Barbara Pleasant, The Gardener's Weed Book: Earth-safe Controls, Storey Publishing, →ISBN, page 80. From the entry henbit
  • Furthermore, as pointed out earlier, traditional pyro-culture did not include the total destruction or removal of trees.1991, Sam L. J. Page & Helán E. Page, "Western Hegemony over African Agriculture in Southern Rhodesia and its Continuing Threat to Food…. From the entry pyroculture
  • Water temperature can be altered with the removal of overstream canopy.1989, The Greater Yellowstone Postfire Assessment, Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee, page 84. From the entry overstream
  • Vise-like clamping action of lid remover jaws assures reliable lid removal every time.1983, Processed Prepared Food - Volume 152, page 87. From the entry delid
  • The removal of American troops would be construed by the Kremlin as an invitation to Finlandize Europe.1977, Parameters Journal of the US Army War College, volume VII, number 2, United States Army War College, page 9. From the entry Finlandize
  • The birds were then dewinged, debeaked, and skinned for tissue sample removal.1974, Russell F. Reidinger, Jr. and D. Glen Crabtree, “Organochlorine Residues in Golden Eagles, United States—March 1964-July 1971”, in…. From the entry dewing
  • Speleofacts, like artifacts, are formed by removal of material, addition of material, or both.1967 March 1, Arthur Lange, “Caves and Karst, Volume 9, No. 2, March/April 1967”, in Caves and Karst, volume 9, number 2. From the entry speleofact
  • The goal of the work is to ready the ship for eventual dismantling and removal from the shoreline.2025 December 29, Lindsay Jones, “A Newfoundland winter brings new risks to Coast Guard's biggest-ever operation. Crews at mercy of the…. From the entry container
  • Removal of one set of train turnbacks also makes more efficient use of infrastructure and reduces peak loads at interchange stations.2023 June 14, David Clough, “Tram-trains are making tracks...”, in RAIL, number 985, page 54. From the entry turnback
  • Bactofugation allows for the removal of 98–99% of anaerobic spores, 95% of aerobic spores, and 90–92% of lactobacilli.2023 November, Essam Hebishy, Oktay Yerlikaya, Jennifer Mahony, Asli Akpinar, Derya Saygili, “Microbiological aspects and challenges of…. From the entry bactofugation
  • Large predators are equally important as keystone species; their removal can allow predators in the next size class down to proliferate.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 227. From the entry mesopredator
  • The rosehead bur is used to remove bone and the flat fissured bur to bisect a tooth for easier removal.2017, Nicola Rogers, Cinzia Pickett, Basic Guide to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, page 50. From the entry rosehead
  • Though estheticians can perform laser hair removal, it's safest to go to a dermatologist—no matter the color of your skin.2016 August 10, Jenna Birch, “5 myths about bikini line hair removal”, in Fox News. From the entry esthetician

Meaning of removal

  1. noun The process of removing or the fact of being removed.
  2. noun The relocation of a business etc.
  3. noun The dismissal of someone from office.

Full definition of removal

Questions about removal in a sentence

How do you use removal in a sentence?
Removal is used as a noun. For example: “The board decided the removal of the branch manager was the best option after his misbehaviour.”
What is a short sentence with removal?
“A handicap in chess often involves removal of the queen's rook.”
What does removal mean?
Removal means the process of removing or the fact of being removed.

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