How to Use flushable in a Sentence

flushable

adjective

• Over the past few years, the Lia team has been working on a new kind of pregnancy test that is plastic-free, flushable and biodegradable.
  — Bérénice Magistretti, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
• The products marketed as flushable wipes are the most common cause of backups in the pumps and the more than 3,300 miles of sewer lines and isn't a new issue for MSD.
  — Matt Mencarini, The Courier-Journal, 3 Apr. 2020
• Even flushable wipes take a much longer time than toilet paper to decompose.
  — Corey Whelan, Health.com, 20 Apr. 2021
• Flushable cat litters don’t expand as much as non-flushable types.
  — Lorraine Wilde, Treehugger, 23 Jan. 2023
• Some are also flushable, but that depends a good deal on your home plumbing system, Dr. Conrad says.
  — Ali Kessler, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 2022
• The sting for the Padres surely is real, but also quickly flushable in a season where the postseason becomes a uniquely fresh start.
  — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2020
• The first and only flushable, 0% plastic, and biodegradable pregnancy test.
  — Allyson Kapin, Forbes, 24 June 2021
• The first fully flushable, biodegradable pregnancy test has reached online shelves.
  — Lindsey McGinnis, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2021
• Many things people think of as flushable, like facial or baby wipes and sanitary napkins, do not break down like toilet paper.
  — Karen Huppertz, ajc, 10 June 2017
• Before the bill passed last year, an industry lobbyist visited Cheh in her office to explain how his client’s wet wipes were flushable.
  — Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 15 June 2017
• Additional benefits of the Lower Fall trail is that at the start of it are flushable toilets, picnic tables, and an ice-cold drinking fountain.
  — Chris Van Leuven, Outside Online, 19 Oct. 2022
• Although the package might state otherwise, flushable wipes should not go down the toilet, according to American Water.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2020
• Food and alcohol cost extra, and bathrooms are stalls on the street that have flushable toilets — an upgrade from last year — but still no comparison to the bathrooms with running water in the platinum and VIP areas.
  — Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2017
• Pregnancy tests are set to totally change in 2018, with the arrival of the first ever flushable pregnancy test from Lia Diagnostics, Tonic reports.
  — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 21 Dec. 2017
• The dinner event also focused on menopause, and Eckert’s new products in development, including a decal that detects date rape drugs in drinks and a flushable pregnancy test.
  — Halley Bondy, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2019
• Four women are willingly giving up home comforts like running water and a flushable toilet to spend five months working at a remote post office in Antarctica.
  — Amethyst Tate, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2022
• In order to make the pregnancy test flushable and compostable, the founders of Lia chose natural, cellulose fibers, which allows the product to disperse in water and disintegrate in soil easily.
  — Bérénice Magistretti, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
• Eckert has backed women-led health tech startups such as Lia Diagnostics, a flushable pregnancy test maker.
  — Polina Marinova, Fortune, 25 June 2018
• The 32-foot-long Cubes feature flushable toilets, towel-heating racks and soaking tubs in the bathrooms; dedicated luggage storage; and more elbow room than their domed counterparts.
  — Sarah Khan Kathryn Romeyn Sarah Khan Chris Schalkx Chris Schalkx Michaela Trimble, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
• Becenti, the 42-year-old mother of five, remembers shedding tears of joy when running water finally was installed in her house and her family could use a flushable indoor toilet.
  — Michael Phillis, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
• As cases in the coronavirus pandemic march steadily upward, the fear of running out of toilet paper has returned and some are turning to nefarious means to procure that flushable bounty.
  — oregonlive, 23 Nov. 2020
• The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry said sales of disinfecting and flushable wipes are up about 30 percent and are expected to remain strong.
  — Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2021
• Many conversions feature things like murphy beds, modular storage spaces, and sometimes even flushable toilets and running water.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 12 Oct. 2022
• In 2020, Cottonelle issued a similar voluntary recall of select flushable wipes due to contamination by the same bacteria.
  — Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 21 Mar. 2022
• Key needs for residents include bottled water, hand sanitizing wipes, flushable wipes, soap, PPE, utility assistance, gift certificates for groceries and help with debris removal, the release added.
  — Christina Maxouris, CNN, 18 Mar. 2021
• In 2020, select packages of Cottonelle flushable wipes were voluntarily recalled for possible contamination of the same bacteria.
  — Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2022
• Kimberly-Clark, the company that makes Cottonelle products, is recalling certain lots of flushable wipes for potential bacterial contamination.
  — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 13 Oct. 2020

Last Updated: 16 Oct 2024