dispenser

Example Sentences

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A French teenager who allegedly licked a straw from an orange juice vending machine before putting it back into its dispenser has been charged with committing mischief and being a public nuisance in Singapore.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

It felt like a piece of my childhood died along with the actor who played Dawson Leery, but it wasn’t just a parasocial relationship that had me weeping next to the soap dispenser.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

Most Americans have been hearing tales of Pentagon woe—late, expensive new aircraft carriers; an 8,000% price markup on a soap dispenser inside a C-17 bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

On a more intimate scale, Gemma and Cady’s new Bay Area rental is a smart house where everything is a potential poltergeist, from the ice dispenser to the vacuum.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

And sure enough, there it was at the back of the warehouse, a fast- food counter with a grill, a soda fountain, a pretzel heater, and a nacho cheese dispenser.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan