Examples of spittoon in a Sentence
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Carrying a spittoon to spit out chicken like a confused cowboy wasn’t going to accomplish either.
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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
For 57 years, the team has treated its host city like a spittoon.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
There could be 18 brass spittoons at one firehouse.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2023
The spittoon, also known as the dump bucket, is a great tool for the wine lover who's also a wine pro.
—Mark Stock, Men's Health, 6 Oct. 2022
Former Wisconsin Senator Bob La Follette nearly incited a brawl by threatening to chuck a brass spittoon in 1917.
—CBS News, 30 Jan. 2021
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
For 57 years, the team has treated its host city like a spittoon.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
There could be 18 brass spittoons at one firehouse.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2023
The spittoon, also known as the dump bucket, is a great tool for the wine lover who's also a wine pro.
—Mark Stock, Men's Health, 6 Oct. 2022
Former Wisconsin Senator Bob La Follette nearly incited a brawl by threatening to chuck a brass spittoon in 1917.
—CBS News, 30 Jan. 2021
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“Spittoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spittoon. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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spittoon
noun
spit·toon
spi-ˈtün 
: a container to spit into
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