tampon

Example Sentences

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I got my period and asked a woman in the train station for a tampon.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2024

It's childish and weird to act like even looking at a tampon box will emasculate you.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2024

One consumer study conducted in 2022 found that out of 23 tampon brands lab tested, 22% contained indications of PFAS.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

Elizabeth Hall, founder of the Hygiene Bank which delivered more than £300,000 of donations during the pandemic, and Laura Coryton, who campaigned for scrapping of the so-called tampon tax on period products both become MBEs.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023

Jules stepped away, class fell into its dull rhythm again, and when she returned, she slipped another tampon onto the desk in front of her and nobody said anything.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely