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

A consumer study published in 2022 by the watchdog group Mamavation in partnership with Environmental Health News found that 22% of the 23 lab-tested tampon brands contained indications of PFAS.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

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

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2024

In 2021, the government removed the so-called "tampon tax" on period products including sanitary pads and menstrual cups.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2023

People don't like to know that three quarters of their tampon strings are being buried, or that their paychecks have less to do with their company's profitability than its owner's compassion.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green