returnable

Example Sentences

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They will be in glass bottles, but for the foreseeable future at least, they won't be returnable.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

“Any version of a 2020 rover mission that does not prepare a returnable cache would seriously delay any significant progress toward sample return,” it noted.

From Scientific American • Oct. 30, 2023

I buy milk in returnable glass bottles, and I take jars to places where I can get cooking oil in bulk.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023

Although returnable packaging systems are still geographically limited — they're usually only available to those living in major cities — consumers who have access to them report big benefits.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2023

They were interchangeable from base to base, like returnable bottles.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy