How to Use disposable in a Sentence

disposable

1 of 2 adjective
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  • This dull and disposable film is a beast that needs to be put down.
    — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • There were handcuffs and straps, along with blades, hot irons and disposable work clothes.
    — Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 3 May 2023
  • The signs have been delivered, but disposable cups marked with the Dora have yet to be sent.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 21 July 2023
  • For many, a combination of cloth and disposable may make the most sense.
    — Lorraine Wilde, Treehugger, 18 July 2023
  • The container can be lined with disposable trays that the brand sells for the easiest cleanup.
    — goodhousekeeping.com, 1 June 2023
  • The move is supposed to reduce waste from disposable cups.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 3 Jan. 2024
  • On the flip side, searches for disposable dining items are down.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 2 Oct. 2023
  • But the cloth versus disposable debate is about more than the landfill.
    — Lorraine Wilde, Treehugger, 18 July 2023
  • Use clean or disposable rubber gloves to wipe up the fur and remove it from the furniture.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
  • Just simply putting a movie in theaters at a time when there’s too much disposable content on the big and small screen isn’t enough.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 Mar. 2023
  • From the archive: Bride dumps her ‘moody’ best friend; are her other friends disposable, too?
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
  • These are easy to use and more eco-friendly than disposable options.
    — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Aim to minimize the use of disposable and single-use items to reduce waste.
    — Vinay Chandrashekar, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Experts explain how to determine which type of disposable face masks to wear and how to choose the best options.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Just like disposable discs, the Pixie reusable disc can be safely worn for up to 12 hours and one disc can last up to 10 years.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The police also saw a purple disposable lighter near the mason jar.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • For those who can’t bear the thought of an icky seat, there are plenty of disposable and reusable seat covers on the market.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Hold the drill bit (or tap) on a disposable shop towel and spray generously.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2023
  • There’s also a disposable pan to collect any grease and drippings that can either be washed and reused, or tossed and replaced.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2023
  • Find it in some disposable food containers, packing peanuts, and the meat aisle of your local grocery store.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 15 Sep. 2023
  • If using disposable warmers, do not ingest the contents of the hand warmers.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Ah, the nostalgia of film photos from a good disposable camera.
    — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Cons These disposable panties have a light scent, which may be a turn-off for those who dislike synthetic fragrance.
    — Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • And for snack time, there are plenty of reusable and disposable options.
    — Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 31 July 2023
  • The Flume kit thoughtfully included a pair of disposable gloves as well as a tool to open the lid of the curbside water-meter housing.
    — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
  • Attach the cartridge to your battery or simply unwrap the disposable pen.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Because of the mess, most restaurants serve their boils with wet naps, paper towels and disposable plastic bibs.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Almost all have two things in hand: a cellphone and a disposable electronic cigarette, known in France as a puff.
    — Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The disposable foil blanket protects you from the wind, rain, and helps maintain your body temperature.
    — Ashley Wolfgang, SELF, 15 Mar. 2023
  • At the same time, the comedy makes the citizens disposable for the sake of a joke, and Deliria does routinely turn citizens into slaves.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2023
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disposable

2 of 2 noun
  • Prices vary widely but many disposables are less than $1 each.
    — Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
  • On a recent 15-hour journey from Newark to Hong Kong, I was faced with a parade of single-use disposables.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Vox, 9 July 2019
  • While older, the F-16s have the advantage of being cheaper to fly and semi-disposable.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2017
  • The appeal and ubiquity of disposables grew as more women entered the workforce.
    — Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, 6 Sep. 2019
  • But the holes in the government’s flavor ban have merely opened the door to an array of competing brands that produce disposables, like Puff Bars, blu, Posh, and Stig.
    — Sheila Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2020
  • Yelchin mainly worked in portraiture, and always used film, whether with disposables or his Leica.
    — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 15 Dec. 2017
  • And there are significant knock-on effects of improper disposable: many of the drugs identified in the 2017 study are known to kill, harm the health of, or change the behavior of fish, insects and other wildlife.
    — Elijah Wolfson, Time, 30 Dec. 2019
  • For meetings, the firm uses real dishes instead of disposables.
    — Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Tired working parents will also be the first to admit that cloth diapers require more parent time to process and launder compared to disposables.
    — Lorraine Wilde, Treehugger, 18 July 2023
  • Many disposables have simply skipped the process altogether.
    — Matthew Perrone, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2023
  • Until recently, the chain offered slight discounts when customers brought in their own mugs to encourage using those instead of disposables.
    — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 9 Mar. 2020
  • National retail chains tend to avoid stocking disposables.
    — Matthew Perrone, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
  • Generally, quick-service restaurants will have to make greater adjustments because dine-in restaurants use fewer disposables than take-out restaurants.
    — Melissa Chen, The Mercury News, 23 June 2019
  • Ditch disposables Instead of single-use items, choose their counterparts that your great-grandparents would have used like cloth napkins, handkerchiefs, dishrags and dishtowels, and real cutlery and flatware.
    — Mandy Ferreira, Good Housekeeping, 12 July 2017
  • Enamelware, stainless steel and bamboo make great substitutes for disposables.
    — Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 9 June 2017
  • Berk Enterprises has been around for nearly 80 years producing food service disposables like straws and cutlery for various restaurants.
    — Alex Darus, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Advocates of the Berkeley proposal point to studies that estimate one-quarter of all waste produced in California is from single-use food and beverage disposables.
    — Kimberly Veklerov, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2018
  • It's designed to work specifically with cloth diapers, which can be trickier to clean than traditional disposables.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Festivals’ move toward reusable wares has been prompted in part by a new California law encouraging a clampdown on plastic waste from disposables.
    — Elena Shao, SFChronicle.com, 4 Aug. 2019
  • Studies estimate that one-quarter of all waste produced in California is from single-use food and beverage disposables, which reportedly can take centuries to decompose.
    — Michelle Gant, Fox News, 26 Apr. 2018
  • But they’re all considerably bigger than regular disposables.
    — Anna Momigliano, Washington Post, 27 June 2019
  • What to Consider All disposables cameras range in capability, quality, and purposes.
    — Amber Joglar, Popular Mechanics, 29 May 2023
  • Reduce use of paper products and disposables — Be environmentally friendly.
    — Maria Ward, Houston Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2019
  • That was part of Hubble’s motivation — lenses, especially daily disposables, can be expensive, and the major manufacturers have been accused of anticompetitive practices in recent years.
    — Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 21 July 2019
  • There’s also the question of how environmentally friendly reusable dishware actually is, compared with disposables.
    — Elena Shao, SFChronicle.com, 4 Aug. 2019
  • Prices vary widely but many disposables are less than $1 each.
    — Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
  • On a recent 15-hour journey from Newark to Hong Kong, I was faced with a parade of single-use disposables.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Vox, 9 July 2019
  • While older, the F-16s have the advantage of being cheaper to fly and semi-disposable.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2017
  • The appeal and ubiquity of disposables grew as more women entered the workforce.
    — Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, 6 Sep. 2019
  • But the holes in the government’s flavor ban have merely opened the door to an array of competing brands that produce disposables, like Puff Bars, blu, Posh, and Stig.
    — Sheila Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2020

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