How to Use towelette in a Sentence

towelette

noun
  • Here’s a pack of moist towelettes and a bottle of Febreze.
    Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • For minor cleanups, a moist towelette (like a baby wipe) should do the trick.
    Southern Living, 3 July 2018
  • And after a wipe with a towelette, a scrubbing from the cloth and some port checkups, your phone should feel good as new.
    Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 17 Aug. 2020
  • Note that some testers found the towelettes weren't easy to apply and produced uneven results that could be streaky or blotchy.
    Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Tear a packet open and wipe the towelette across your skin - no need for water, no fuss, and zero residue after use.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022
  • It is applied topically every day by the patient in the form of a towelette.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 2 July 2018
  • Served on skewers, the goodness sidesteps the need for — take your pick — moist towelettes or licking fingers.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The tiny towelette uses 14% aluminum to block excessive sweating at the source.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 May 2022
  • The good news is that the latest batch of self tanners, towelettes, and creams are anything but—and these testimonies from some former skeptics are proof.
    Glamour, 15 May 2019
  • Skinner goes down the line of diners, pouring warm water into the now-empty jars; a coil of cloth swells into a moist towelette.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 11 June 2019
  • The good news is that the latest batch of self-tanning foams, towelettes, and creams are anything but—and these testimonies from some former skeptics are proof.
    Lindsay Schallon, Glamour, 3 May 2018
  • They will, however, be allowed to carry a moist towelette in their back pocket.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 25 June 2020
  • Fans of all ages can get their hands on products like sheet masks, lip balms, headbands, hand creams, cleansing towelettes, sleep masks, and eyelashes for — get this — less than $10.
    Zoe Weiner, Allure, 2 Oct. 2018
  • Put together a basic emergency kit, with water and shelf stable foods for up to a week, flash lights, back up batteries, a first aid kit and moist towelettes.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
  • Your best bet is to use a product that’s formulated specifically to clean phone screens, like these towelettes from Sephora.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 15 Feb. 2018
  • This easy-to-use towelette was GH's Beauty Assistant's first foray into self-tanning.
    Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Each one comes with a privacy curtain, air conditioning, electrical outlets, USB ports, bottled water, earplugs, a moist face towelette and a bag to hold your shoes.
    Diana Kruzman, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Goldman is exploring ways to open doors without contact, possibly setting out towelettes that can be used to touch handles and then discarded on the other side.
    Jennifer Surane, Bloomberg.com, 15 May 2020
  • Each towelette is packed with a ton of vitamins and nutrients, including argan oil and vitamin C.
    Shauna Beni, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2020
  • The first-aid kit is stocked with more than 100 items, including bandages [5], antiseptic towelettes and hand wipes, antibiotic ointment and aspirin.
    Joe Veix, WSJ, 4 May 2018
  • Sanitation: Think moist towelettes, garbage bags and diapers.
    Josh Hafner, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2017
  • The nonwoven fabrics industry is lobbying Congress to reverse a D.C. law that regulates wet wipes — the moist, disposable towelettes that have found an emerging market among adults for whom toilet tissue won’t do.
    Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 15 June 2017
  • Virgin Galactic engineers had designed a reclining seat that will redirect g-forces, making the experience more pleasant, and each passenger will receive a customized flight suit with a towelette in one pocket, in case of motion sickness.
    Anna Russel, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2021
  • The kit includes antiseptic towelettes, alcohol wipes, antibiotic ointment packets, a cold compress, 50 adhesive bandages, a tape roll, butterfly closures, finger splints, gauze pads and gloves.
    oregonlive, 20 Apr. 2020
  • Admittedly, Anthony always starts with a Neutrogena towelette to ensure all makeup residue is removed, followed by Shani Darden’s cleansing serum.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 28 June 2023
  • Because rubbing your eyes can cause redness and irritation, Waldorf recommends using gentle makeup-removing pads or towelettes to thoroughly wipe away dirt, oil and waterproof mascara.
    NBC News, 29 Jan. 2020
  • All the passengers received a 2-by-2 inch sanitizing towelette upon boarding — a poetically inadequate gesture, like bringing an eyelash to a gunfight.
    Molly Young, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2021
  • Instead of shelling out for a costly procedure at the dermatologist's office, Gross proposes a twice-weekly (and approximately five-minute-long, in my experience) rubdown with an individual towelette.
    Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 1 Dec. 2020
  • The donations ranged from bug spray to insect repellent towelettes, insecticide, financial support and educational videos on mosquito bite protection available in 13 languages.
    Andres Guerra Luz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2017

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