In a sentence
Six example sentences with aerobic, each labelled with its topic.
Steady cycling for forty minutes counts as aerobic work, since your breathing keeps pace and you can still hold a conversation.
Fitness
Aerobic bacteria thrive at the surface of the pond, where dissolved gas from the atmosphere keeps reaching them.
Science
Composting works best when the heap is turned weekly, because the aerobic microbes that break down scraps need to breathe.
Environment
Cardiologists prescribe aerobic exercise after a heart attack, since steady walking strengthens the heart without spiking its load.
Medicine
Vinegar makers leave the barrel open to the air because the bacteria that turn wine sour are aerobic.
Cooking
Guards need a deep aerobic base to keep running the floor in the fourth quarter when everyone else is gasping.
Basketball
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