How to Use dustpan in a Sentence

dustpan

noun
  • Here's a broom and dustpan. Go sweep the kitchen.
  • Sweep up the residue with a broom and dustpan.
    — Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Pick up these plant pieces by hand or with a dustpan and brush.
    — Jeff Harper, chicagotribune.com, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Hard, smooth surfaces can be cleaned with a broom and dustpan.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Two more chairs are on the right; a gray dustpan, dinged up and dirty, sits on one of them.
    — Gregg Doyel, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Sweep out debris from the bottom of the oven with a dustpan and brush.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Sweep out debris from the bottom of the oven with a dustpan and brush.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Reach for this dustpan while sweeping up small amounts of debris and garbage.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
  • The only place jacarandas take you is to a dustpan, a broom or a scraper.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022
  • The set comes with a mop, duster, broom, dustpan, a little hand broom, and a stand to hold all the pieces up.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 17 July 2024
  • Dirt was swept to a corner of a room because Theo couldn’t find a dustpan.
    — al, 1 Mar. 2020
  • The broom and dustpan are very light even when carried together.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
  • Gently brush the heap into a dustpan using short, brisk strokes.
    — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Wash the dustpan in a utility sink with Castile or dish soap and warm water.
    — Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Gently scoop up the debris in the fireplace with a dustpan and try to avoid stirring up dust.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2022
  • While the stones soak, use a small broom and dustpan to sweep out debris, including ash, from the sauna's heater.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025
  • Sweep out with a dustpan and brush, or give your fridge surfaces a once-over with a vacuum cleaner.
    — Alma Avalle, Bon Appétit, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The apartment was dark and empty, mostly clean, with a broom and dustpan sitting on the off-white tile floors.
    — Alden Woods, azcentral, 2 July 2017
  • The dustpan also features a rubber lip that sits flush to the floor so no debris is left behind.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Sweep the dirt into a dustpan or suction it with your vacuum cleaner.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
  • The crouching over and squatting required to sweep every last piece of mess into a dustpan can be hard on your back.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Cabinet members are like the guy in the parade who walks behind the elephant with a broom and dustpan.
    — Eugene Robinson, The Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2019
  • This lightweight, easy-to-store broom and ergonomic, step-on dustpan attract pet hair and dust like magic.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2022
  • In order to keep your home or office neat and tidy, a handheld vacuum goes so much farther than a broom and dustpan.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 4 Oct. 2021
  • If the bugs have already found their way indoors, use a dustpan to sweep them up and into the toilet instead of squishing.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 27 Sep. 2017
  • With all of the latest and greatest home tech out there to clean your space, don’t forget about an old-fashioned broom and dustpan to get the job done.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
  • And when you're done, the dustpan and broom effectively snap together for easy storage.
    — Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 18 Mar. 2022
  • In a fourth update, Schaper shared a photo of the broom and dustpan in the aisle as a flight attendant used it to clean up the rice.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2023
  • One employee was seen cleaning equipment with a steel wool scrubber that had been stored on a cart in a dustpan with a pool of dirty water.
    — Kristine Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2018
  • And Gentner brings the low art of bending with dustpan and brush to new visual heights, thanks to a gleaming brass finish.
    — Mackenzie Wagoner, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2017

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