How to Use step stool in a Sentence

step stool

noun
  • Don’t be afraid to use a step stool and a friend to load the boat.
    — Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Now, get your step stool and run a finger over the top of your hood.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 10 June 2019
  • The base becomes either a youth seat or a step stool for a big kid.
    — Marisa Lascala and Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Vintage step stools nestle against the small kitchen counter.
    — Roxanne Washington, cleveland.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Keep a step stool near the kitchen to get their snack from the fridge or pantry without help.
    — Alanna Gallo, Parents, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Keep a step stool near the kitchen to get their snack from the fridge or pantry without help.
    — Alanna Gallo, Parents, 2 June 2026
  • The resort has toddler gear, too, like step stools to reach the sink.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Use a sturdy step stool or step ladder and a slightly damp rag to clean the blades of your fan.
    — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2023
  • Use a step stool or ladder as needed to reach the highest areas.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2021
  • For example, someone offers you a step stool and hands you the light bulb.
    — Melanie Draheim, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The step stool was recalled earlier this week because one of the steps can come loose.
    — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Not with a rookie quarterback who needs a step stool to get his playbook off the top shelf.
    — Greg Moore, azcentral, 24 July 2019
  • The odds that your family will use a chic basket that requires a step stool to reach are slim.
    — Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Setting up some step stools with balloon butts, the dad sat his toddler boys down to show them how it's done.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Try a shoe box, stack of books or step stool under the feet, Hutton suggests.
    — Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2020
  • This area is hardest to clean, because reaching in is awkward, but a step stool can help.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 13 June 2022
  • Try to remember to pull out a step stool and get up there with a duster or hand vac every so often.
    — Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Give yourself the ability to get them down by purchasing a step stool.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 7 July 2021
  • Ask an adult to use the step stool or ladder to tie your creation on a sturdy tree branch with the fishing line ends.
    — Kris Coronado, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Emily sits between my husband, Bob, and me on a folding step stool.
    — Kae Zaino, Outside Online, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Turn the ceiling fan off, and place a step stool or ladder underneath if needed to reach the blades.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2021
  • There’s also a sleek black step stool to help organize higher spaces.
    — Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 3 June 2022
  • The victim then said the suspect picked up a small stepping stool and threw it at the man, striking him on the left side of his back.
    — Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 23 May 2018
  • Loaner wheelchairs, shower chairs, and bedside step stools are available.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Inside, a framed sheet of wood folds down into a bed, resting on a wooden step that doubles as a seat or stepping stool.
    — Doug Livingston, The Seattle Times, 17 Dec. 2017
  • The presentation went well, and the step stool is now being manufactured and sold around the world.
    — Jean Eddy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Check step stools and ladders, drills, clips, and more to ensure all your materials are in good working order.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The hotel also offers in-suite glamping and has child-sized robes, slippers, and a step stool upon request.
    — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
  • As a bonus, if your child needs help climbing up onto the toilet, the potty stool also serves as a convenient step stool, too.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Standing on a step stool to meet Garivey's eyeline, she was sworn in wearing a custom-fit police uniform.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 5 Nov. 2019

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