plastic

Example Sentences

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A spindly plastic tube extended from my forehead to the “Eye Spa” machine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The astronauts have instead used an alternative system which involves collapsible plastic containers that collect their urine.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

CEO Jay Foreman said surging plastic costs have cut into the company’s margins just as tariffs did last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Wells Fargo recently downgraded the companies’ shares, partly because of their exposure to the rising cost of plastic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Mom had little plastic pots of herbs growing in the sunny kitchen window, and now that it was getting warm, it was time to put them in the garden in the backyard.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold