How to Use toothpaste in a Sentence

toothpaste

noun
Definition of toothpastenext
  • At one point the plane bounces off the water like a tube of toothpaste in the sink.
    — Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022
  • But the toothpaste can’t be squeezed back into the tube.
    — Angela Yang, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • What is the best toothpaste for whitening and fresh breath?
    — Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 25 July 2024
  • Adults in the trial used the toothpaste once daily for about 11 months.
    — Katie Mogg, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Just like toothpaste out of a tube, once the juices are squeezed out, there is no way to get them back in.
    — J. Kenji López-Alt, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2022
  • That means anything made with LDPE (like toothpaste tubes) can be thrown in the trash.
    — Brian Clark Howard, Good Housekeeping, 22 Mar. 2023
  • No more spin and no more futile attempts to put toothpaste back in the tube.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024
  • Still a place to pick up drug prescriptions along with a tube of toothpaste?
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The microparticles and oil mixed to create a glue with the look and feel of a cloudy white toothpaste.
    — Max G. Levy, Wired, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Don’t run out of toothpaste because Mom didn’t buy any.
    — Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Brush Up Brush your teeth, but not with a super-smelly toothpaste.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Scrape the filling off with a knife, then replace the filling with toothpaste.
    — Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
  • He’s stocked the market with new goods for them, like toothpaste and tissues.
    — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
  • And what's not in this whitening toothpaste is almost as good as what's in it.
    — Ariel Scotti, Health.com, 15 Oct. 2021
  • In terms of pivots, Willy Wonka might as well be rolling out a line of toothpaste.
    — Brian Barrett, Wired, 17 Nov. 2021
  • At night, apply a pea-sized amount of toothpaste to the toothbrush and brush teeth and gums for two minutes.
    — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Twist the bottom and refreshing toothpaste sprouts from the bristles to brush your teeth.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022
  • It is added to products like puddings, ice cream, and even toothpaste.
    — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 5 July 2023
  • Even in the worst of times, Americans will still need to buy toothpaste and visit the doctor.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2023
  • It’s too late to put that toothpaste back in the tube, but Ben is really the one with the obligation here.
    — Megan Greenwell, Wired, 12 May 2021
  • Brush your teeth twice a day, use toothpaste with fluoride, and floss at least once a day.
    — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Think toothpaste and orange juice, rum and milk, or Elon Musk and silence.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2022
  • One of Crest’s toothpaste tubes once had 4.1 ounces of teeth-whitening product.
    — Dallas News, 11 May 2022
  • These clean a baby's mouth before any teeth come in and work once teeth erupt (just use a rice-sized amount of toothpaste).
    — Christin Perry, Parents, 6 June 2024
  • The unit, 68% owned by Glaxo and 32% by Pfizer, sells everything from Aquafresh toothpaste to Advil painkillers.
    — Ben Dummett, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Don't think just about airfares and hotels; think about restaurant meals, a tube of toothpaste or a taxi ride.
    — Peter Greenberg, CBS News, 27 May 2022
  • An old one might have leftover toothpaste residue which can lead to scratches.
    — Julia Gall, Marie Claire, 28 July 2021
  • And despite the old wives’ tale, do not use toothpaste for your pimples, Waldorf says.
    — Rachel Burchfield, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Sep. 2021
  • This quarter: The Ivory soap and Crest toothpaste maker is expected to post single-digit earnings growth for the fiscal first quarter.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Barclays downgrades Procter & Gamble to equal weight from overweight Barclays is downgrading the soap and toothpaste maker due to slowing growth.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024

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