sunlight is the best disinfectant
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English
44
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
6
Syllables
14
Unique Chars
Meaning
proverb
Transparency about the workings of an organization prevents corruption.
Example Sentences
- ""Sunlight is the best disinfectant," said Puccio in explaining his decision to open the proceeding to reporters."
- "The basic premise of a scoop is that you're bringing important facts to public attention. Your philosophical touchstone is Justice Louis Brandeis' bromide that sunlight is the best disinfectant."
- ""Sunlight is the best disinfectant," he said. "We must change our practices and our mindset, moving from a culture of secrecy to one of complete openness and accountability.""
- "So all that being said, we are taking a gamble that sunlight is the best disinfectant."