Examples of plastic foam in a Sentence
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In a lab experiment, the insects were able to roll a plastic foam ball underneath an artificial blue flower, climb over the ball and use it to reach the flower, obtaining a sugary reward.
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Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
One source of microplastics is single-use plastics, such as bags, straws, utensils, condiment packets, coffee stirrers, lids, and polystyrene (a.k.a. plastic foam) cups and takeout containers.
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Letters To The Editor,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
Using a roller, roll paint over the plastic foam blocks, and press image onto white art paper.
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Janna Oberdorf,
Parents,
15 Dec. 2025
In 2018, the second-largest Hawaiian island banned plastic foam food containers.
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Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Dec. 2025
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Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
One source of microplastics is single-use plastics, such as bags, straws, utensils, condiment packets, coffee stirrers, lids, and polystyrene (a.k.a. plastic foam) cups and takeout containers.
—
Letters To The Editor,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
Using a roller, roll paint over the plastic foam blocks, and press image onto white art paper.
—
Janna Oberdorf,
Parents,
15 Dec. 2025
In 2018, the second-largest Hawaiian island banned plastic foam food containers.
—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plastic foam
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“Plastic foam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plastic%20foam. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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