How to Use sanitary napkin in a Sentence

sanitary napkin

noun
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  • The same goes for sanitary napkins, tampons, and fats or oils.
    — Mike Moffitt, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2020
  • Her home, too, is filled with value packs of sanitary napkins and stacks of shampoo and mouthwash.
    — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 26 July 2019
  • For Kotex, the first-ever brand of sanitary napkins to hit the U.S., everything.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 11 Aug. 2017
  • Some of the hoarding in Taiwan is driven by reports that toilet paper and sanitary napkins could be used, in a pinch, as makeshift masks.
    — Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2020
  • Other common items stuck in the grease included sanitary napkins, drugs and wet wipes.
    — Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2019
  • The teacher opened the classroom cupboard, bashfully picked out a sanitary napkin, and slipped it into my pocket.
    — Puja Changoiwala, SELF, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Last year, Bodyform was the first advertiser to ever show a sanitary napkin being used in a real life scenario.
    — Maggie Mallon, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The definition in the law includes tampons and sanitary napkins.
    — Washington Post, 6 June 2019
  • Yoko Ono sat behind him, knitting while blindfolded by a sanitary napkin.
    — Tim Riley, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Sargent has introduced bills for years to make tampons and sanitary napkins available for free in women’s bathrooms at state office buildings and schools.
    — USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2019
  • The group had items like diapers, wipes, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo and sanitary napkins.
    — Joshua Bote and Briana Sanchez, USA TODAY, 26 June 2019
  • The recent focus around the issue also has spawned a number of new organizations that collect sanitary napkins and tampons for girls and women in need.
    — Karen Berkowitz, chicagotribune.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Under the feminine hygiene bill, schools that serve students in grade five through 12 would be required to provide products, including sanitary napkins and tampons, in their restrooms at no cost.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 18 Feb. 2020
  • The move will provide free tampons and sanitary napkins in women's restrooms in buildings overseen by the state Department of Administration.
    — Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Sensenbrenner is a descendent of the founder of Kimberly-Clark, the company credited with inventing the sanitary napkin.
    — CBS News, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Over a 12-hour period, the waste normally circulates through three screening tanks, where human feces, sanitary napkins, tampons, condoms and other items are screened out.
    — Christine Woodside, courant.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • In a move similar to the one in California, the Illinois legislature passed a new law requiring all schools to provide feminine hygiene products such as tampons and sanitary napkins free in bathrooms of schools with grades 6 through 12.
    — Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2018
  • Or should the women just bring their bloody sanitary napkins into an emergency room so the hospitals — who are pinned with responsibility in the language of the legislation — can fashion a thumbtack-sized coffin?
    — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Under the bill, products that are exempt from sales and use tax include sanitary napkins, tampons, menstrual cups, or any other similar menstrual product.
    — USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2020
  • Some of her Facebook posts criticized Museveni for not providing sanitary napkins for schoolgirls.
    — Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2019
  • There is still too much stigma associated with women’s basic health needs, like sanitary napkins and contraception, but these essential needs do not go away in an emergency.
    — Kathy Calvin, Time, 12 May 2018
  • Thanks to the anonymity of online shopping, more women are experimenting with alternative products like tampons and menstrual cups, and going beyond sanitary napkins, according to Flipkart.
    — Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, 30 June 2019
  • Pennsylvania Pennsylvania has exempted sanitary napkins, tampons, or similar items used for feminine hygiene labeled under the umbrella of paper goods.
    — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 18 Oct. 2019

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