How to Use disposal in a Sentence

disposal

noun
  • Run the disposal to clear out odors and buildup.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Run the disposal to clear out odors and buildup.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, plumbers don’t put much faith in disposals at all.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
  • In fact, plumbers don’t put much faith in disposals at all.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, plumbers don’t put much faith in disposals at all.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Raich said the city has some tools at its disposal to bring tax scofflaws up to speed.
    — Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Turn the hot water faucet on and run the disposal to clear it out.
    — Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Lucky enough to have a few desk drawers at your disposal?
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • If not, there are lots of other tools at our disposal.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Both the plumber and drain guy say egg shells are among the worst things to put down the disposal.
    — Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
  • Belt had a couple of jokes ready at his disposal.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • But there are limits, and there are tools at our disposal.
    — Jack Sheehan september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Few things are quite as offputting as a smelly garbage disposal.
    — Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2022
  • No team had fewer draft picks at its disposal.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • No more state jets at his disposal, 24 hours a day.
    — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2026
  • What happens to the kitchen scraps that go down the garbage disposal in my sink?
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2021
  • There’s a pull-out trash bag design for easy disposal.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Even too many coffee grounds can clog your disposal.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 May 2026
  • That leaves six first-round picks left at the front office’s disposal.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 July 2024
  • Stratt needs the world’s best minds at her disposal, and Grace is one of them.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Spaghetti, spins around the disposal blade, locks it up and doesn't drain.
    — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 11 June 2026
  • Run citrus peels or pieces through the disposal.
    — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Add small peels and a cup of ice to the disposal while running cold water.
    — Christina Poletto, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Mar. 2022
  • All other waste is stored for disposal at the end of the mission.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Then turn on the cold water and run the disposal until the ice has cleared.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Then, plug the disposal back in and give it a minute before trying again.
    — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Those are just a fraction of the options at my disposal.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Learn the signs that your disposal might need to be repaired or replaced.
    — Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
  • But the tools that Paul needed to do such work were not yet at her disposal.
    — Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
  • There are rules for the proper display and disposal of the flag.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2026

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