Examples of dustpan in a Sentence
Here's a broom and dustpan. Go sweep the kitchen.
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Trump’s executive order is essentially the president arriving at a demolition site with a dustpan and a whisk broom.
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Sweep Floors First, Then Vacuum Clean sandy floors by sweeping first and using a dustpan to collect the majority of the sand swept into a pile.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2025
Use a vacuum or soft broom and dustpan to remove dirt, debris, and bugs from the interior of the pit.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 July 2025
For example, whereas rivers of water struggle to move debris larger than dinner plates in diameter, rivers of ice pluck up stones the size of golf carts and push them along like dust in a dustpan.
—Laura Poppick
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Sweep Floors First, Then Vacuum Clean sandy floors by sweeping first and using a dustpan to collect the majority of the sand swept into a pile.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2025
Use a vacuum or soft broom and dustpan to remove dirt, debris, and bugs from the interior of the pit.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 July 2025
For example, whereas rivers of water struggle to move debris larger than dinner plates in diameter, rivers of ice pluck up stones the size of golf carts and push them along like dust in a dustpan.
—Laura Poppick
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
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“Dustpan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dustpan. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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dustpan
noun
dust·pan
ˈdəs(t)-ˌpan 
: a pan shaped like a shovel for sweepings
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