detergent

Example Sentences

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It was all quiet and business as usual, except for the roaring trucks that were spraying foamy "detergent" on the pavement.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Dow will make things that go into the detergent bottle.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Everything became more expensive at the start of the year: meat, milk, salt, flour, potatoes, pasta, bananas, soap, toothpaste, socks, laundry detergent, and many medicines too.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

P&G teamed up with Universal Pictures to create a “Wicked: For Good” collection spanning a range of personal-care and home products, including Febreze scents and Gain laundry detergent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

I watch in fascination as the clear water becomes gray and then black as the detergent does its work.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung