Example Sentences

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The statue - one of Koons' iconic Dog Balloons - smashed into tiny shards, and had to be swept into dustpans by gallery staff.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2023

Lauren Shaver of Bless’er House painted a pegboard in her small combination laundry room/mudroom white, then added metal baskets for cleaning supplies and hooks for dustpans and brooms.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2022

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

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