How to Use disposable in a Sentence

disposable

1 of 2 adjective
  • This dull and disposable film is a beast that needs to be put down.
    — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • These are not disposable pets, and these are not impulse pets.
    — Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Three rounds poured, each with its own meaning, none of them disposable.
    — John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
  • There were handcuffs and straps, along with blades, hot irons and disposable work clothes.
    — Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 3 May 2023
  • Entries must come with a recipe and be on a disposable platter.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • So much of what is produced nowadays is meant to be disposable.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
  • So much of what is produced nowadays is meant to be disposable.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Grab an iron and two paper towels, then fold the disposable sheets.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Grab an iron and two paper towels, then fold the disposable sheets.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
  • These are easy to use and more eco-friendly than disposable options.
    — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2023
  • On the flip side, searches for disposable dining items are down.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Grabbing disposable gloves will make the process a little less messy, though.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Use an old cleaning rag or disposable cloth, and thoroughly wipe down your trash can.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2025
  • For many, a combination of cloth and disposable may make the most sense.
    — Lorraine Wilde, Treehugger, 18 July 2023
  • But the cloth versus disposable debate is about more than the landfill.
    — Lorraine Wilde, Treehugger, 18 July 2023
  • Make sure to throw out your disposable gloves after cleaning the bucket.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The waste problem from disposable vapes isn’t abstract.
    — Ryan Brennan march 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Dreizen says to give kids disposable cameras instead.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Sakeena said holding her disposable cup of lactulose the next day.
    — Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
  • Prices on products like disposable cutlery, bottled drinks and garbage bags could be among the first to rise.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Plus, a disposable tablecloth never fails to make post-dinner cleanup easy.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Use clean or disposable rubber gloves to wipe up the fur and remove it from the furniture.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
  • Yes, there was pink liquid and that eerie neck, but disposable gloves and a few squares of paper towel helped a lot.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
  • This is filmmaking at its most disposable.
    — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Wear disposable gloves and remove food debris.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
  • That reduces the sense of being disposable.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The container can be lined with disposable trays that the brand sells for the easiest cleanup.
    — goodhousekeeping.com, 1 June 2023
  • Aim to minimize the use of disposable and single-use items to reduce waste.
    — Vinay Chandrashekar, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Hold the drill bit (or tap) on a disposable shop towel and spray generously.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Knowing what not to put down a garbage disposable can help preserve your appliance and your peace of mind.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026

disposable

2 of 2 noun
  • The disposables would have more than a thousand puffs in them.
    — John Daley - Colorado Public Radio, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Prices vary widely but many disposables are less than $1 each.
    — Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
  • So, say goodbye to disposables and opt for a reusable option.
    — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
  • So, say goodbye to disposables and opt for a reusable option.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • Holmes likes the sharp stainless steel blades and the overall design which is a little less wasteful than most other disposables.
    — Marci Robin, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The appeal and ubiquity of disposables grew as more women entered the workforce.
    — Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Yelchin mainly worked in portraiture, and always used film, whether with disposables or his Leica.
    — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 15 Dec. 2017
  • For meetings, the firm uses real dishes instead of disposables.
    — Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • What’s more, a one-time razor purchase is much more economical than constantly buying packs of disposables.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • Enamelware, stainless steel and bamboo make great substitutes for disposables.
    — Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 9 June 2017
  • While older, the F-16s have the advantage of being cheaper to fly and semi-disposable.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Green Convene – Ditch the disposables, borrow the Hub’s reusable dishware.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Fast-food chains, led by McDonald’s, adopted these disposables en masse, replacing reusable dishes and cutlery to save costs.
    — David Carlin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The industry has boomed in the years since the pandemic, and not just with upmarket brands like Leica; the classic Fujifilm disposables are back, too.
    — Ali Watkins, New York Times, 6 June 2024
  • Companies should move away from disposables altogether, the conservancy said.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024
  • This month, French lawmakers unanimously approved a bill to prohibit disposables.
    — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2023
  • In-room, all the bathroom amenities are zero carbon with refillable products rather than mini disposables in the shower, and drinking water is supplied in glass bottles rather than plastic.
    — Cassie Doney, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
  • But as the era of digital technology took over, the company faced increasing struggles with staying relevant as cameras moved beyond film and disposables.
    — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Stanley has received a lot of criticism for encouraging people to buy multiple versions of its water bottles to match their outfits, which is almost as bad as buying disposables.
    — Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Xolopak, established in 2014, makes biodegradable wooden cutlery and other sustainable disposables from ice cream sticks to paper containers.
    — Charlotte Hu, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • Reduce use of paper products and disposables — Be environmentally friendly.
    — Maria Ward, Houston Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2019

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