soap dish
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of soap dish
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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As Graham Norton remarked, the Serbian singer appeared to start his act from a "soap dish".
From BBC ● May 13, 2023
There’s a soap dish for sale at a beauty products shop in São Paulo, Brazil.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 13, 2022
The occupant of Janis Joplin’s former suite displays the soap dish he kept from a gutted bathroom.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
The other fixtures, those necessary accessories — the soap dish, the cup holder, the towel rack, the toilet paper holder — are tile-glazed too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
Sinita grabbed her towel and soap dish from her night table and joined the exodus.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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