Examples of dustpan in a Sentence
Here's a broom and dustpan. Go sweep the kitchen.
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The step-on dustpan kept us from having to constantly bend over to sweep up crumbs, while the extra-wide brush head got into corners to save time.
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Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
Sweep up the residue with a broom and dustpan.
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Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
An employee was observed handling ready-to-eat tortilla, rice and lettuce with bare hands and seen re-entering the kitchen after handling a broom and dustpan outside without washing their hands.
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Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 Nov. 2025
My mom saved the day by buying us this Melissa & Doug toy cleaning set that gave him his own pint-sized broom, mop, duster, hand broom, and dustpan.
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Nicole Kinning,
Wired News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
Sweep up the residue with a broom and dustpan.
—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
An employee was observed handling ready-to-eat tortilla, rice and lettuce with bare hands and seen re-entering the kitchen after handling a broom and dustpan outside without washing their hands.
—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 Nov. 2025
My mom saved the day by buying us this Melissa & Doug toy cleaning set that gave him his own pint-sized broom, mop, duster, hand broom, and dustpan.
—
Nicole Kinning,
Wired News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Dustpan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dustpan. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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dustpan
noun
dust·pan
ˈdəs(t)-ˌpan 
: a pan shaped like a shovel for sweepings
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