sanitary napkin
noun
variants
or sanitary pad
: a disposable absorbent pad used (as during menstruation) to absorb the uterine flow
Examples of sanitary napkin in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
At least three inmates died after stuffing paper, sanitary napkins or other items down their throats, asphyxiating before anyone intervened.
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The pallets were loaded with cardboard boxes containing rice, flour, sugar, tea and milk, along with sanitary napkins.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
Defining 'feminine hygiene products' as tampons, panty liners, menstrual cups, sanitary napkins, and other similar tangible personal property designed for feminine hygiene in connection with the human menstrual cycle.
—Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2023
Boy Child Carr Kenya provide sanitary napkins and other needs for girls.
—James Weber, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2023
DeWitt delivers snacks, sanitary napkins, bottled water, and other necessities to dozens of exhausted individuals and families waiting for their next ride, to anywhere but here.
—Palabra, al, 15 Mar. 2023
Kenner invented the sanitary napkin belt, a tool women heavily utilized from the 1950 to the 70s to help keep their pads in place.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 4 Oct. 2022
Yoko Ono sat behind him, knitting while blindfolded by a sanitary napkin.
—Tim Riley, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2020
Some of her Facebook posts criticized Museveni for not providing sanitary napkins for schoolgirls.
—Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2019
Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The pallets were loaded with cardboard boxes containing rice, flour, sugar, tea and milk, along with sanitary napkins.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
Defining 'feminine hygiene products' as tampons, panty liners, menstrual cups, sanitary napkins, and other similar tangible personal property designed for feminine hygiene in connection with the human menstrual cycle.
—Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2023
Boy Child Carr Kenya provide sanitary napkins and other needs for girls.
—James Weber, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2023
DeWitt delivers snacks, sanitary napkins, bottled water, and other necessities to dozens of exhausted individuals and families waiting for their next ride, to anywhere but here.
—Palabra, al, 15 Mar. 2023
Kenner invented the sanitary napkin belt, a tool women heavily utilized from the 1950 to the 70s to help keep their pads in place.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 4 Oct. 2022
Yoko Ono sat behind him, knitting while blindfolded by a sanitary napkin.
—Tim Riley, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2020
Some of her Facebook posts criticized Museveni for not providing sanitary napkins for schoolgirls.
—Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
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sanitary napkin
noun
: a disposable absorbent pad that is used to absorb uterine flow (as during menstruation)
Medical Definition
sanitary napkin
noun
variants
or sanitary pad
: a disposable absorbent pad used (as during menstruation) to absorb the flow from the uterus
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