Examples of spittoon in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Carrying a spittoon to spit out chicken like a confused cowboy wasn’t going to accomplish either.
—
Andrew Chapman, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2024
White men tipped him with quarters and nickels, dropped into a spittoon.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
There, Henry cleaned toilets and spittoons in exchange for room and board.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
This used to be the billiards room, where my paternal grandfather—Carolina’s great-grandfather—worked.
CAROLINA:
Racking up balls for white men, cleaning their spittoons.
—Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
See All Example Sentences for spittoon
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Andrew Chapman, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2024
White men tipped him with quarters and nickels, dropped into a spittoon.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
There, Henry cleaned toilets and spittoons in exchange for room and board.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
This used to be the billiards room, where my paternal grandfather—Carolina’s great-grandfather—worked.
CAROLINA:
Racking up balls for white men, cleaning their spittoons.
—Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
See All Example Sentences for spittoon
Cite this Entry
“Spittoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spittoon. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
spittoon
noun
spit·toon
spi-ˈtün 
: a container to spit into
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share