How to Use dustpan in a Sentence

dustpan

noun

• Here's a broom and dustpan. Go sweep the kitchen.
• 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
• Pick up these plant pieces by hand or with a dustpan and brush.
  — Jeff Harper, chicagotribune.com, 24 Mar. 2021
• Dirt was swept to a corner of a room because Theo couldn’t find a dustpan.
  — al, 1 Mar. 2020
• The only place jacarandas take you is to a dustpan, a broom or a scraper.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022
• 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
• 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
• Wash the dustpan in a utility sink with Castile or dish soap and warm water.
  — Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2022
• 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
• 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
• The broom and dustpan are very light even when carried together.
  — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
• 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
• 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
• Gently brush the heap into a dustpan using short, brisk strokes.
  — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2020
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• When you’re done using it, the handle retracts and the broom snaps into the dustpan that then folds upright for compact storage.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
• This lightweight, easy-to-store broom and ergonomic, step-on dustpan attract pet hair and dust like magic.
  — Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2022
• 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
• 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
• Melton yelled out as Newsom shoved debris into a dustpan.
  — Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Aug. 2021
• 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
• When Jones began beating him with a dustpan, Blankenship pulled a gun and fatally shot him.
  — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 26 Aug. 2021
• 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
• 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
• And when you're done, the dustpan and broom effectively snap together for easy storage.
  — Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 18 Mar. 2022
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 7 Dec 2024