Example Sentences

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I suppose I could be excused for listing nondisposable, non-single use plastics — which environmentalists suggest are really the scourge — but the following day, I realized I had a problem there too.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2023

She likens a piece of clothing that lives up to this ideal to a doudou, or a child’s beloved blanket: an emotional totem that is fundamentally nondisposable, woven into the fabric of a life.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2021

As a result, the Bowie city council has recently enacted an ordinance banning the sale of nonreturnable and nondisposable containers within city limits.

From Time Magazine Archive