Styrofoam

Example Sentences

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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

He discovered the mystery blobs one day last month, initially thinking it looked like Styrofoam.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024

I helped implement a plastic bag and Styrofoam ban, designed a food waste composting system at my high school and local gardens and created eco-friendly living PSAs.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024

Margaret had Belgian waffles and did riot require a Styrofoam box for leftovers because there were none; she ate everything that was on her plate—strawberry preserves, pseudo whipped cream and all.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg