paper towel

noun

: a sheet of soft and thick paper that can soak up liquid and that is used for drying hands, cleaning up spills, etc.

a roll of paper towels

Examples of paper towel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then, pat the leaves with a paper towel or use a salad spinner to help dry the arugula before making your dish. — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2026

Non-food-grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Take comfort knowing that cookie presses are usually pretty small—about the size and shape of an empty paper towel roll—and usually hover around the $20 range. — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 30 Oct. 2026

My response was so automatic—a satisfying swipe of paper towel—that my anxiety hardly had time to express itself. — Andrew Lipstein, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for paper towel

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