toiletry
noun
toi·let·ry
ˈtȯi-lə-trē 
plural toiletries
: an article or preparation (such as toothpaste, shaving cream, or cologne) used in cleaning or grooming oneself
—usually used in plural
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Keep a 1-liter Ziploc bag tucked in your toiletry kit for those airports (looking at you, CDG) that insist all liquids be packed in one.
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Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
Bring a reusable water bottle, solid toiletries and reef-safe sunscreen.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 10 Dec. 2025
Corral toiletries on a lower shelf.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
Students organized a nonperishable food and toiletry drive the week before Thanksgiving and then delivered their items and distributed them to 92130 Cares.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
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Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
Bring a reusable water bottle, solid toiletries and reef-safe sunscreen.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 10 Dec. 2025
Corral toiletries on a lower shelf.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
Students organized a nonperishable food and toiletry drive the week before Thanksgiving and then delivered their items and distributed them to 92130 Cares.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for toiletry
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“Toiletry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toiletry. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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toiletry
noun
toi·let·ry
ˈtȯi-lə-trē
plural toiletries
: something (as a soap, lotion, toothpaste, or cologne) used in grooming oneself
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