ashtray
Americannoun
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ashtrays
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noun
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I looked as if I had been rolling around in a giant ashtray.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Fiji's ambassador to the United Nations, Filipo Tarakinikini, wrote on social media on Monday that the Vuda coast north of Nadi "must not become the Pacific's ashtray".
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Most of these kids have never seen an ashtray or a car cigarette lighter before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2025
Rogue Paq Poppy Party Ashtray – The ultimate host’s ashtray, the Poppy Party Ashtray looks like a beautiful poppy, in polished brass or nickel-plated finishes.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
He stooped, and stood up with his father’s pillow under his left arm and the glass ashtray that belonged on the night table in his right hand.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
The Mint struck its final circulating pennies on Nov. 12, 2025, each one costing 3.69 cents to produce, leaving roughly 300 billion of them in jars, couches and the ashtrays of America.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
She has made little cats, wreaths and ashtrays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
Officials at Sèvres - France's state-owned porcelain factory - also identified some of their items on online auction sites, including a plate embossed with an air force stamp and ashtrays.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
Ann Bryant of the Bear League advocacy organization told KCRA-3 that some people turn them into souvenirs, such as ashtrays.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2024
On rainy mornings the school bus stinks of boys, burps, and ashtrays.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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