sanitary towel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sanitary towel
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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"The only item of potential interest found was a sanitary towel which was seized, however subsequent examination showed that this had no blood on it," it said.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2023
A manager at Brown's Food Company assembled female workers to find out who had thrown a used sanitary towel in an incorrect bin, an official said.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2023
For years, major period brands, including P&G’s sanitary towel Always, have advertised absorbency by using a bright blue liquid, as if to deflect us from what would actually be soaking a pad.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 11, 2020
Another company, Lunapads, runs a One4Her scheme, where every sanitary towel sold in the US pays for a pad for a girl in east Africa.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2017
When Scofield has to talk about some woman giving "the golden sanitary towel award," he seems to be holding the line out at arm's length between a fastidious thumb and forefinger.
From Time Magazine Archive
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