Example Sentences
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It didn’t work: By early this year many sections of the bridge were littered with locks and other rubbish, including unused tampons, a foot influencer’s single sock and a pill bottle with a Hungarian label.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
Some may ask for menstrual hygiene products, like pads and tampons.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2026
For many of us, our first lessons about periods were brief and practical, often limited to learning how to use pads or tampons.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
One woman I interviewed who struggled with infertility threw herself a menopause party complete with tampons wrapped in ribbons and women telling their first period and menopause stories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025
To Colin, tampons were a little bit like grizzly bears: he was aware of their existence, but he'd never seen one in the wild, and didn't really care to.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
