dustpan
Americannoun
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dustpans
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"We have been collecting the pellets up by hand and with dustpan and brush."
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025
Her mere presence sometimes sparks fear and commotion in a kitchen, sending workers scrambling to pick up a dustpan and broom to sweep up debris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
"A good lint brush can be great for removing pet fur and dander, too, and a dustpan and brush can come in handy for larger debris on sturdier fabric."
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2022
It was designed by artist Bartłomiej Kiełbowicz, who also has created fake labels people have been sticking on shelves inside Leroy Merlin stores, including one for a broom and dustpan “for sweeping away guilt.”
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2022
It's like saying that come Christmas, a magic dustpan flies in from the North Pole, led by eight flying cinder blocks.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
It's pretty basic, though it does come with a bamboo handle that's easier on the eyes than most dustpans.
From The Verge ● Jul. 28, 2021
There have, however, been any number of insects loitering on court during matches - keeping officials and ball boys and girls busy with their dustpans and brushes.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2021
One of those dustpans on a long handle was borrowed from McDonald’s, and a gray-haired firefighter reached down and dipped it into the water.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2017
The sand the two women were sweeping into their dustpans was transferred into plastic bags and marched out of the cave, down to the beach, where other students sieved it.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2017
Or was it all thrown away, shovelled into dustpans?
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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