How to Use dustpan in a Sentence
dustpan
noun- Here's a broom and dustpan. Go sweep the kitchen.
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Two more chairs are on the right; a gray dustpan, dinged up and dirty, sits on one of them.
—Gregg Doyel, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2021
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Pick up these plant pieces by hand or with a dustpan and brush.
—Jeff Harper, chicagotribune.com, 24 Mar. 2021
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Dirt was swept to a corner of a room because Theo couldn’t find a dustpan.
—al, 1 Mar. 2020
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The only place jacarandas take you is to a dustpan, a broom or a scraper.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022
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Her first instinct was the normal one: to drop the dustpan and slam the door and avoid disaster.
—Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
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Gently scoop up the debris in the fireplace with a dustpan and try to avoid stirring up dust.
—Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2022
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Wash the dustpan in a utility sink with Castile or dish soap and warm water.
—Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2022
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The apartment was dark and empty, mostly clean, with a broom and dustpan sitting on the off-white tile floors.
—Alden Woods, azcentral, 2 July 2017
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Jake breaks a glass and cuts his foot, sending Rayna to search for a dustpan, which Heather can’t be bothered to help her find.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2021
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The broom and dustpan are very light even when carried together.
—Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
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And Gentner brings the low art of bending with dustpan and brush to new visual heights, thanks to a gleaming brass finish.
—Mackenzie Wagoner, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2017
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Cabinet members are like the guy in the parade who walks behind the elephant with a broom and dustpan.
—Eugene Robinson, The Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2019
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Gently brush the heap into a dustpan using short, brisk strokes.
—New York Times, 27 Apr. 2020
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The dustpan also features a rubber lip that sits flush to the floor so no debris is left behind.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
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Sweep out with a dustpan and brush, or give your fridge surfaces a once-over with a vacuum cleaner.
—Alma Avalle, Bon Appétit, 10 Feb. 2023
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The crouching over and squatting required to sweep every last piece of mess into a dustpan can be hard on your back.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2023
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If the bugs have already found their way indoors, use a dustpan to sweep them up and into the toilet instead of squishing.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 27 Sep. 2017
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This lightweight, easy-to-store broom and ergonomic, step-on dustpan attract pet hair and dust like magic.
—Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2022
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One employee was seen cleaning equipment with a steel wool scrubber that had been stored on a cart in a dustpan with a pool of dirty water.
—Kristine Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2018
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In order to keep your home or office neat and tidy, a handheld vacuum goes so much farther than a broom and dustpan.
—Chris Hachey, BGR, 4 Oct. 2021
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Melton yelled out as Newsom shoved debris into a dustpan.
—Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Aug. 2021
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With dustpan in hand, my new heroine, mom of our favorite kid on the block, swept the not-happy mouse into a bag and escorted it outside.
—Sainted & Tainted Writers, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2017
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When Jones began beating him with a dustpan, Blankenship pulled a gun and fatally shot him.
—Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 26 Aug. 2021
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But keeping a tiny broom and dustpan to use exclusively on kitchen surfaces (that aren’t the floor) is a great way to cut back on paper towel use.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 11 Oct. 2023
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Instead of using your dustpan to sweep up crumbs, pet hair, and dust, the vacuum sucks it all up for you in mere seconds and doesn't leave anything behind.
—Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com, 18 Feb. 2022
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And when you're done, the dustpan and broom effectively snap together for easy storage.
—Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 18 Mar. 2022
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While the water runs, Rapinchuk recommends working the tips of the bristles into the soapy dustpan to remove excess dirt.
—Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2022
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Bring Cleaning Tools Consider bringing along a broom and dustpan, or a Dustbuster, for the inside of the tent and picnic tabletops and surfaces.
—Dakota Kim, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
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Just mooch off your neighbor's vacuum and clean up the smaller messes with this awesome OXO dustpan.
—Gear Team, Wired, 10 Aug. 2021
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