sanitary napkin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sanitary napkin
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Example Sentences
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The main tools: a bandage for a tiny TV light and a sanitary napkin, which she used to stick a rolled-up magazine page over the light display on an air conditioner.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022
Yoko Ono sat behind him, knitting while blindfolded by a sanitary napkin.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2020
In a wastebasket, she found a sanitary napkin Suzy had wrapped and discarded amid crumpled paper.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 18, 2018
If I went to the bathroom with a sanitary napkin, I couldn’t carry it in my hand, or even my pocket – I had to take the whole handbag in.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 3, 2015
When I tried it on, the coat hanger dug into the back of my skull, so I used a Kotex sanitary napkin for padding.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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