How to Use carton in a Sentence

carton

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  • She got a carton of ice cream out of the freezer.
  • He bought a carton of cigarettes.
  • Several cartons of books arrived yesterday.
  • My son just threw a milk carton at me.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
  • This is a play on a carton of a dozen eggs.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Place the geode in the egg carton to dry.
    — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Like raw eggs will stay okay in a carton for a long time.
    — Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2025
  • At a rate of one a day, the whole carton would last for ten days.
    — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This carton comes with half a dozen sponges that are made to look like eggs.
    — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 20 Oct. 2022
  • But much of it would be at home in a white carton at less than half the cost.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Buh-bye $8 for a dozen cold, white ones in squeaky foam cartons.
    — Petula Dvorak, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2023
  • If a carton's sell-by date has passed, a store should be pulling it from shelves.
    — Susan Choung, Women's Health, 28 June 2023
  • Mirvat gave her a carton of milk.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Buh-bye, $8-for-a-dozen cold white ones in squeaky foam cartons.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2023
  • An egg carton helps protect the eggs from odors and keeps them fresh longer.
    — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
  • His dad took the doll and tossed it into the empty carton.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Ma opts for the convenience of cartons of egg whites.
    — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 18 May 2026
  • Grab a carton of eggs and hard-boil most of them, leaving a couple raw.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 8 Apr. 2023
  • This can be longer than the date stamped on the carton if they are stored properly.
    — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
  • Egg cartons also have ink printed on them.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The shelf life of heavy cream depends largely on whether or not the carton has been opened.
    — Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026
  • Dollar Tree used to sell cartons of eight or six eggs for $1.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The lot number is found on a sticker on the side of the product carton.
    — CBS News, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Adults can learn this at home, of course, by opening that milk carton and daring to sniff deeply.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Peeping at the date printed on the side of the carton is one clue to the mystery.
    — Susan Choung, Women's Health, 28 June 2023
  • One carton of eggs was stored directly on one pack of bulk sugar.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The man carried two beers and a carton of Newports to the front counter.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Remove the eggs from the carton and choose a spot to display these beauties.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Raw shell eggs and liquid egg white cartons were stored in the prep cooler cold top above the fill line.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado february 13, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Tear egg cartons into small pieces before adding them to the compost pile.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026

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