How to Use talcum powder in a Sentence

talcum powder

noun

• Dust, fine like talcum powder, on the ground and hanging in the air.
  — Biju Thomas, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2022
• But asbestos hasn't been present in talcum powder in the US since the 1970s.
  — Joe Mullin, Ars Technica, 24 Oct. 2017
• Sprinkle talcum powder along the cracks and work in with a knife.
  — The Editors Of House Beautiful, House Beautiful, 11 Feb. 2015
• Renée wants to sprinkle talcum powder across the floor to record any prints left by ghosts.
  — NOLA.com, 30 Oct. 2017
• Bars of soap, too, and extra sheets, talcum powder, needles, and thread.
  — Zach Williams, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
• The teacher told her to keep putting talcum powder on her face to look like her white counterparts.
  — New York Times, 24 Mar. 2022
• For food stains, blot the stain immediately and sprinkle the area with talcum powder, cornstarch, or flour to draw the oil out.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 23 Mar. 2020
• It has been ordered to pay millions in courts that have found products such as its talcum powder and hip implants to be harmful.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2021
• Boughs of trees, paper dusters, the blowing of soot and talcum powder will not be tolerated.
  — Johnny Miller, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Dec. 2017
• Johnson & Johnson has long held that talcum powder products are safe to use.
  — David Goldman, CNN, 4 Apr. 2023
• One option is to use talcum powder or charcoal inner soles.
  — Jason Tetro, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2016
• He was left wondering how did Anand Mahindra know about that one bottle of talcum powder in Guwahati.
  — Diksha Madhok, Quartz India, 30 July 2019
• There have been tens of thousands of lawsuits brought against J&J and other talcum powder companies.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 1 June 2021
• The science on a link between talcum powder and cancer is uncertain.
  — Sara Randazzo, WSJ, 12 July 2018
• The mesothelioma cases represent a growing share of the more than 9,000 claims Johnson & Johnson faces over its talcum powder.
  — Sara Randazzo, WSJ, 28 May 2018
• James’ most famous pregame ritual over the course of his career has been his signature talcum powder throw.
  — cleveland, 25 Jan. 2021
• Repeat the method with Irish Spring soap, hot peppers, garlic, or talcum powder for a similar effect.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 21 June 2023
• See the spread of talcum powder torts to California and other friendly forums.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2017
• The plaintiffs had claimed that the brand's talcum powder had contributed to each of their ovarian cancer diagnoses, CNN reports.
  — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 15 July 2018
• Health concerns about talcum powders have prompted thousands of U.S. lawsuits by women who claim asbestos in the powder caused their cancer.
  — Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2020
• The jury’s decision was the first to find that the health-care company’s baby powder led to a mesothelioma diagnosis and the first talcum powder case to involve a male plaintiff.
  — Sam Wood, Philly.com, 11 Apr. 2018
• Powdered graphite is the ideal lubrication, but baby powder and talcum powder can sometimes do the trick.
  — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2022
• The company has been sued by more than 9,000 women who claim its talcum powder contributed to their ovarian cancer.
  — USA TODAY, 12 July 2018
• Asbestos litigation bankrolled a generation of tort lawyers, and the trial bar now sees talcum powder claims as its next payday.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2022
• In 2018, there was a report by Reuters that the company had known for decades that the raw material in talcum powder could be contaminated with asbestos but tried to cover it up.
  — Edward Segal, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
• In April, a New Jersey couple was awarded $117 million after the husband got cancer after decades of using talcum powder.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 24 May 2018
• For many of today’s active grandparents — who feel anything but old and stodgy — the terms Grandma and Grandpa have the decidedly unhip whiff of talcum powder, blue hair rinse and dentures.
  — Laurie Yarnell, Good Housekeeping, 27 Oct. 2020
• Slemp claimed that Johnson & Johnson products containing talcum powder were the reason behind her illness and a St. Louis jury ruled in her favor.
  — Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 16 July 2018
• Decorative eggshells might have been popular during the Renaissance, the researcher said, when they were filled with perfume or talcum powder.
  — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2018
• Lawsuits have been filed against the company alleging that asbestos in its talcum powder causes cancer.
  — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024