Styrofoam

Example Sentences

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The cause of the blaze remains unclear but officials said on Friday that Styrofoam placed on the outside of the windows facilitated its rapid spread.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

She then reached for a Styrofoam mannequin’s head that was on a shelf in the closet.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2025

On blustery afternoons, my street’s geography sends every scrap of airborne litter to my curb: candy wrappers, Styrofoam peanuts and Trader Joe’s receipts that reveal too much about the neighbors’ taquitos intake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

The magic of blasting down a wall of water balanced on a few pounds of Styrofoam doesn’t typically translate to the rectangular page; too many efforts feel pompous, ponderous or preening.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

Litter bobbed on the surface: empty plastic bottles, sodden burger containers, soda cans, and pieces of Styrofoam.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda