sanitary towel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sanitary towel
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Charity chief executive, Fola Komolafe, said she wanted people to experience "what it's like to make a sanitary towel" to give them a greater understanding of the issue.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
It also looked at a number of other allegations, including one involving a sanitary towel with the words "No Surrender" on it being placed on the head of a member of the youth team.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
Narenda, 13, says she doesn’t skip classes any more, because she knows how often to change a sanitary towel.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2019
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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