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

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

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2023

Never have tampon strings seemed so beautiful as they rolled up and down with the wind, landing on the ground and then twirling and floating up again, falling and rising and falling and rising.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green