How to Use dispose in a Sentence

dispose

verb
Definition of disposenext
Synonyms for disposenext
  • Let the strained grease harden, then dispose of it in the trash.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Feb. 2023
  • At the end of your time at camp, stick the lid back on the bucket and take your waste home to dispose of.
    — Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 19 Oct. 2023
  • All parts of the plant must be bagged up and disposed of properly in the garbage.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Del Río says González had been told the baby’s body had been disposed of in the trash.
    — Rafael Romo, CNN, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Place the cut stems and roots into a plastic bag, then dispose in the trash.
    — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Like our best overall pick, these traps can be disposed of or reused.
    — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2023
  • More than 2 billion tons of ash have been disposed in the United States in landfills.
    — Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Tipping fees are paid by those who dispose of waste in a landfill, based on weight.
    — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2023
  • And then disposing of balls is right at the bottom, the least desirable.
    — CBS News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • All of the wastewater will be disposed of through deep well injection.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The state disposes of about 415 tons of the paint and blast debris each year, and that’s just a tiny fraction of what needs removing.
    — Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
  • Fireworks should be disposed by putting them in a bucket of water overnight.
    — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 23 June 2023
  • The process of emptying the fuzz collector was easy, as there’s a button at the bottom of the shaver that dislodges the bin to dispose of fuzz.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Unused nests are able to be removed, but they must be disposed of properly in the trash.
    — Ryan Maxin, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • The process of disposing light bulbs may vary depending on the specific type of bulb.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
  • At the end of the war, unused and unexploded bombs and chemical weapons had to be disposed of.
    — Elizabeth Kryder-Reid, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The defining feature of the K-rounds is that they can be disposed of like regular coffee grounds.
    — Angela L. Pagán / The Takeout, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The man paid for his newspaper, then began pulling it apart, keeping one section and asking the cashier to dispose of the rest.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Plus, the volume of vegetative matter that has been disposed of at the site over the years means there’s an abundance of fuel for the fire.
    — Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Or, a retro keyboard is junk and should be disposed of in an ethical manner.
    — Michelle Madden, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Just cut off and dispose of the eyes, or sprouts, and prepare them as usual.5 Green potatoes are another matter.
    — Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The main thing is to properly dispose of cigarette butts.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Prune out and dispose of all diseased leaves and stems in the fall while thinning the planting to increase air movement to promote drying.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Du didn’t nix BLM’s approval of the mine but told the agency to decide whether the company has rights to dispose of waste on 1,300 acres of neighboring land.
    — Scott Sonner, ajc, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Lake never found a buyer for his unique submarine, and it was disposed of by unknown means in 1946.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Check the expiration date on each item and dispose of anything that has expired.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2023
  • This, after all, was an era when people often disposed of their dead pets in the river, or might have sold their bodies for meat and skin.
    — Eric Tourigny, CNN, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Observing that your mother may have to sell the house and dispose of much of the hoard will probably just increase her distress.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Another of the things that need to be looked at closely is how waste is disposed of, since landfills – and the food waste that gets dumped there – are a major source of methane emissions, Rabe said.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
  • There’s no little aluminum tab to pull off at the top, no plastic cup or internal filter to dispose of afterward.
    — Jaina Grey, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024

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