: a receptacle for tobacco ashes and for cigar and cigarette butts
Examples of ashtray in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebHer right hand gripped the edge of a coffee table strewn with clutter: two lighters, a can of Coca-Cola, an ashtray containing three cigarette butts, a bulbous glass pipe, a small plastic bag.—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024 Other changes such as the swapping of a cigarette ashtray for an air duct help improve comfort in the vehicle are standard.—Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2024 Well, if Cyrus is an ashtray, the hosts asked, then what is Tom Waits?—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2024 Recommended Responsibility Biden’s pullout marks the end of an American era
During his lifetime, Rowland designed everything from ahead-of-their-time houses made out of shipping containers to a safety ashtray.—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ashtray
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