How to Use squeegee in a Sentence

squeegee

1 of 2 noun

• Then clean the glass with the cloth and wipe the windows dry with a squeegee.
  — Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
• Just mist the surface and use a microfiber cloth or squeegee.
  — Heloise, Houston Chronicle, 1 July 2018
• The squeegee comes in four colors: silver, black, bronze, and brass.
  — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2021
• As the air warms and starts to thaw the ice use your scraper, a squeegee or soft brush to start cleaning.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2022
• On 9/11, this unassuming squeegee tool saved the lives of six men.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021
• It’s the squeegee men shaking down the motorist waiting at a light.
  — Jim Sleeper, The New Republic, 16 June 2022
• Wipe with a damp, lint-free cloth, then dry with a streak-free microfiber cloth or a squeegee.
  — oregonlive, 25 Mar. 2021
• After each shower use the squeegee to remove all the water from the walls and floors.
  — Tim Carter, Orange County Register, 3 Jan. 2017
• Don’t remove the squeegee off the window until it’s clean.
  — Craig Taylor, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2021
• It's sprayed onto the roadway with trucks, then spread across the surface with squeegees.
  — Christina Capatides, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2018
• The presence of squeegee kids on Baltimore’s streets has have been a flash point for years.
  — Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2021
• The headline in the New York Post this morning is about the return of the squeegee guys who cleaned windshields at red lights.
  — Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2021
• They are also equipped with a knife, to splice and cut the 4-foot-by-25-foot vinyl panels, and a squeegee to secure them to the building.
  — New York Times, 25 Mar. 2021
• Flip the broom over, and the squeegee edge can collect and push puddles and liquids off concrete, wood, and more.
  — Popular Science, 17 June 2020
• Customers who left five-star reviews love the look and sturdiness of the squeegee.
  — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2021
• But instead, attached to the end of each of those robot arms is a custom squeegee.
  — Steven Levy, Wired, 19 Nov. 2021
• Field crews armed with rakes, squeegees, bags of Turface and blowers worked hard to get water off the field and the warning track.
  — Randy McRoberts, The Aegis, 6 Sep. 2017
• The presence of squeegee kids on Baltimore’s streets has have been a flashpoint for years.
  — Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com, 23 Nov. 2021
• To catch excess water and avoid streaks, cleaners hold a mop under the squeegee.
  — San Francisco Chronicle, 18 June 2018
• The best way to keep your glass door spotless is to wipe water away with a squeegee on a daily basis.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Good Housekeeping, 21 Feb. 2023
• Lastly, the squeegee process pushes the slip solution to the edge, where the film is then carefully wrapped out of sight.
  — Michael Harley, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• The only sharp object at hand was Demczur’s squeegee blade.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021
• Three squeegee workers followed Reynolds, who turned toward them, the video showed.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2023
• Which bands of color are paint added or paint subtracted, stripped away with a squeegee while wet?
  — Roberta Smith, Jason Farago and Will Heinrich, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2017
• Curved glass can be tricky because a worker must rotate the squeegee to catch all angles.
  — San Francisco Chronicle, 18 June 2018
• The Hiware shower squeegee is made from 100% stainless steel.
  — Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022
• Take a squeegee to the remaining mud, lift the final cloud, end the legal fight over the $10 million owed or not owed to Ollie.
  — Mike Anthony, courant.com, 3 July 2019
• Including right in the shower stall too, with a simple squeegee.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023
• The Evriholder tool is mash up between a broom and squeegee and is ideal for those tough to clean rugs and carpets.
  — Alyssa Brascia, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022
• After applying the film, spray the outside of it with soap and liquid, and use a squeegee to press out air bubbles.
  — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 22 Nov. 2019

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squeegee

2 of 2 verb

• Clean and squeegee the shower with each use, and the rest of the bathroom stays spray-free and unsticky.
  — Heloise, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2020
• The brush on this snow broom works as a plow, frost blade, and squeegee to clear away every flake.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2020
• When the weather clears, employees squeegee the slide and blow it dry.
  — Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2019
• And somehow, the wipers are squeegeeing off the rain that's pounding the windshield.
  — Alexis Hobbs, Woman's Day, 30 July 2015
• For example, squeegee the shower stall at the end of a shower.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2022
• When you’re done, take a couple of minutes to squeegee the water off the tile walls and shower door.
  — Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, 29 Nov. 2022
• Smooth out the panel with a plastic scraper, squeegee or damp sponge.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
• Or, if your shower has a glass door, squeegee it after each use to avoid water spots.
  — Christina Sturdivant Sani, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2023
• Place a drop of dish soap in a gallon of water, wipe it generously on the window with a cloth, then squeegee it off.
  — Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, 29 Nov. 2022
• After practice ends, Burton takes off the saddles, unwraps the horses’ legs, unbraids their tails, hoses them down and squeegees off the water.
  — Elisabeth Moughon, The Courier-Journal, 27 July 2017
• To avoid too much mess, gently squeegee each tomato with your fingers before placing it on your cutting board.
  — Martha Holmberg, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2020
• Their mother was fleeing domestic violence and needed them to squeegee to help pay for a hotel her salary alone couldn’t cover.
  — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 13 July 2022
• Rebounding at shootaround, squeegeeing off sweat, fetching water bottles, those sorts of menial tasks.
  — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 14 June 2019
• Baltimore officials have identified at least 180 city youths who squeegee, although there are likely more.
  — Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2021
• The July 7 shooting set off a public debate about what to do about the teens and young men, many from impoverished neighborhoods, who offer to squeegee windshields at high-traffic intersections in town.
  — Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2022
• One involved taking pictures of coffins for a catalog; another involved squeegeeing photographic prints for The New York Times.
  — Sarah Boxer, New York Times, 1 June 2018
• But many workers opt to continue to squeegee as the work provides an instant influx of cash for people living under precarious circumstances.
  — Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2022
• His story played on feelings of unease toward panhandlers in Baltimore, a city that’s long debated what to do about those who solicit money on street corners and the boys and young men who squeegee windshields at traffic lights.
  — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 1 Dec. 2021
• This will aid your bathroom exhaust fan during and after showers by allowing moisture to escape. Dry or squeegee the shower after use to remove as much excess moisture as possible.
  — Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 22 Apr. 2023
• Efforts by the Obama administration to pay doctors and hospitals differently are designed to squeegee some waste out of the system, by eliminating extra care that may not help people’s health.
  — Margot Sanger-Katz, New York Times, 16 May 2016
• Baltimore’s new enforcement approach to the workers who squeegee windows for cash at city intersections begins Tuesday, with the start of warnings and citations along six major thoroughfares.
  — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2023
• In the midst of Tuesday’s storm, much of downtown Boston looked deserted — except for armies of seasonal workers shoveling snow, squeegeeing slush, and occasionally ducking into a warm space to escape the biting winds.
  — Cristela Guerra, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2018
• Some people have complained on social media that squeegee workers become aggressive toward drivers who decline their services.
  — Lillian Reed, baltimoresun.com, 20 Sep. 2019
• Clean and squeegee the shower with each use, and the rest of the bathroom stays spray-free and unsticky.
  — Heloise, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2020
• The brush on this snow broom works as a plow, frost blade, and squeegee to clear away every flake.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2020
• When the weather clears, employees squeegee the slide and blow it dry.
  — Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2019
• And somehow, the wipers are squeegeeing off the rain that's pounding the windshield.
  — Alexis Hobbs, Woman's Day, 30 July 2015
• For example, squeegee the shower stall at the end of a shower.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2022
• When you’re done, take a couple of minutes to squeegee the water off the tile walls and shower door.
  — Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, 29 Nov. 2022
• Smooth out the panel with a plastic scraper, squeegee or damp sponge.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 12 May 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024