tampon

Example Sentences

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I got my period and asked a woman in the train station for a tampon.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2024

It's childish and weird to act like even looking at a tampon box will emasculate you.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2024

One consumer study conducted in 2022 found that out of 23 tampon brands lab tested, 22% contained indications of PFAS.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

Lara is 18 months into a hospital admission and says she's experienced inadequate access to products, a lack of sanitary bins and being watched as she changed a tampon.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023

Thinking of this reminds me of Charlie and the day I had to change my tampon while we were hiking Big Blue—the six-mile-long extension of the blue trail.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King