How to Use single-use in a Sentence

single-use

adjective
  • These tools can be hard to find, though, and aren’t single-use tools a waste?
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025
  • Nearly half is used for single-use items.
    — Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • One box of single-use cups was stored on the floor in the dry storage area.
    — Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Wrapping paper doesn't have to be a single-use item.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
  • The single-use patches come in packs of four at about $25 a pop.
    — Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Some are reusable, and some are single-use.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Guest rooms are stocked with full-size toiletries, and there are no single-use plastics.
    — Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Many card trackers are single-use devices that may last for two years and then must be thrown away.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Over-the-counter naloxone costs about $40 for a two-pack of the single-use spray.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
  • No single-use plastic cutlery or glassware is used on our site.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The single-use bathroom amenities in the rooms seem like a misstep, though.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
  • What are other ways to avoid single-use products this summer?
    — Simmone Shah, Time, 27 May 2026
  • Wines come from reusable kegs rather than single-use glass bottles.
    — Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
  • About 10 flies landed on single-use items and cans in the dry storage area.
    — David J. Neal updated August 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
  • As for the smart fridges, rice makers, electric choppers and single-use juicers?
    — Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
  • No single-use plastic bottles, cups, or coffee pods here.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The money could also be used to cut down on other single-use plastics.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Each year, billions of single-use plastic bottles end up in landfills or oceans.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Employees were seen washing hands without soap and with single-use gloves still on.
    — Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Given the price point and its single-use battery, this isn't for everyone.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Eco effort All amenities are full-size, and there are no single-use plastics.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • The zero waste store is all about limiting single-use plastics.
    — Adam Del Rosso, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • The ship also composts food waste and has reduced its reliance on single-use plastics.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Proper handwashing would’ve been to remove the gloves, throw them away, wash hands and don a new pair of single-use gloves.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
  • New Jersey, among other states, already has a ban on single-use plastic bags in place.
    — Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
  • In a world with so many single-use items, knowing the most conscious way to dispose of them can be confusing.
    — Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • But there were plenty of out-there, single-use apps, like one that dropped motorcycles from the ceiling.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
  • In terms of sustainability, the lodge avoids single-use plastics in its suites.
    — Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2025
  • In 2024, Lawrence took the lead and became the first city in the state to ban single-use bags.
    — Max Dametz, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Eco effort As a brand Capella is free of single-use plastics, and that edict is held up here.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026

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