returnable
Example Sentences
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They will be in glass bottles, but for the foreseeable future at least, they won't be returnable.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
“Any version of a 2020 rover mission that does not prepare a returnable cache would seriously delay any significant progress toward sample return,” it noted.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 30, 2023
I buy milk in returnable glass bottles, and I take jars to places where I can get cooking oil in bulk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
Although returnable packaging systems are still geographically limited — they're usually only available to those living in major cities — consumers who have access to them report big benefits.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2023
They were interchangeable from base to base, like returnable bottles.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
