How to Use squeegee in a Sentence

squeegee

noun
  • Then clean the glass with the cloth and wipe the windows dry with a squeegee.
    Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Just mist the surface and use a microfiber cloth or squeegee.
    Heloise, Houston Chronicle, 1 July 2018
  • The squeegee comes in four colors: silver, black, bronze, and brass.
    Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2021
  • As the air warms and starts to thaw the ice use your scraper, a squeegee or soft brush to start cleaning.
    Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2022
  • On 9/11, this unassuming squeegee tool saved the lives of six men.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021
  • It’s the squeegee men shaking down the motorist waiting at a light.
    Jim Sleeper, The New Republic, 16 June 2022
  • Wipe with a damp, lint-free cloth, then dry with a streak-free microfiber cloth or a squeegee.
    oregonlive, 25 Mar. 2021
  • After each shower use the squeegee to remove all the water from the walls and floors.
    Tim Carter, Orange County Register, 3 Jan. 2017
  • Don’t remove the squeegee off the window until it’s clean.
    Craig Taylor, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2021
  • It's sprayed onto the roadway with trucks, then spread across the surface with squeegees.
    Christina Capatides, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The presence of squeegee kids on Baltimore’s streets has have been a flash point for years.
    Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2021
  • The headline in the New York Post this morning is about the return of the squeegee guys who cleaned windshields at red lights.
    Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2021
  • They are also equipped with a knife, to splice and cut the 4-foot-by-25-foot vinyl panels, and a squeegee to secure them to the building.
    New York Times, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Flip the broom over, and the squeegee edge can collect and push puddles and liquids off concrete, wood, and more.
    Popular Science, 17 June 2020
  • Customers who left five-star reviews love the look and sturdiness of the squeegee.
    Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2021
  • But instead, attached to the end of each of those robot arms is a custom squeegee.
    Steven Levy, Wired, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Field crews armed with rakes, squeegees, bags of Turface and blowers worked hard to get water off the field and the warning track.
    Randy McRoberts, The Aegis, 6 Sep. 2017
  • The presence of squeegee kids on Baltimore’s streets has have been a flashpoint for years.
    Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com, 23 Nov. 2021
  • To catch excess water and avoid streaks, cleaners hold a mop under the squeegee.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 18 June 2018
  • The best way to keep your glass door spotless is to wipe water away with a squeegee on a daily basis.
    Elizabeth Berry, Good Housekeeping, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Lastly, the squeegee process pushes the slip solution to the edge, where the film is then carefully wrapped out of sight.
    Michael Harley, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The only sharp object at hand was Demczur’s squeegee blade.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Three squeegee workers followed Reynolds, who turned toward them, the video showed.
    Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2023
  • Which bands of color are paint added or paint subtracted, stripped away with a squeegee while wet?
    Roberta Smith, Jason Farago and Will Heinrich, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Curved glass can be tricky because a worker must rotate the squeegee to catch all angles.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 18 June 2018
  • The Hiware shower squeegee is made from 100% stainless steel.
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Take a squeegee to the remaining mud, lift the final cloud, end the legal fight over the $10 million owed or not owed to Ollie.
    Mike Anthony, courant.com, 3 July 2019
  • Including right in the shower stall too, with a simple squeegee.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The Evriholder tool is mash up between a broom and squeegee and is ideal for those tough to clean rugs and carpets.
    Alyssa Brascia, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022
  • After applying the film, spray the outside of it with soap and liquid, and use a squeegee to press out air bubbles.
    Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 22 Nov. 2019

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