lint
Example Sentences
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His escape hatch came from a chance conversation with a dog owner who was excited to have found a bigger-than-normal lint roller.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Thirteen billion dollars, beaten by a lint trap.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
As he put it, “The speed of light is never going to go out of style. Gravity, lint, signs, time itself, is not going to go out of style.”
From Salon ● May 22, 2024
Heck, we can’t even make a sandwich without one of us making sure he hasn’t eaten another computer cord or a wad of dryer lint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
Tiller reached over to remove a piece of lint from Sairy’s hair.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
