How to Use squeegee in a Sentence
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Dry with a squeegee and then dry rag.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
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Dry with a squeegee and then dry rag.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026
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Wipe the squeegee off after each swipe.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
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Wipe the squeegee blade with a clean cloth after each pass.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
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Then clean the glass with the cloth and wipe the windows dry with a squeegee.
—Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
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Give the shower walls a quick squeegee after each use.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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Just mist the surface and use a microfiber cloth or squeegee.
—Heloise, Houston Chronicle, 1 July 2018
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Wipe the squeegee blade with a clean cloth between passes.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
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Use a squeegee each day to wipe water and soap residue from shower walls.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
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Use a squeegee each day to wipe water and soap residue from shower walls.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
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Use a squeegee each day to wipe water and soap residue from shower walls.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
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If using a squeegee, be sure to wipe the blade after each stroke.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 12 June 2026
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Use a squeegee and clean microfiber cloth for streak-free shine instead.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
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Starting at the top corner, pull the squeegee down in a straight, steady stroke.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
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Wipe with a damp, lint-free cloth, then dry with a streak-free microfiber cloth or a squeegee.
—oregonlive, 25 Mar. 2021
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Give your shower walls a quick rinse or squeegee after every use.
—Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
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Then pull your squeegee across the glass in a single, steady stroke from one side to the other.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
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Then rinse and finish with a quick squeegee pass to prevent water spots.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
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Then rinse and finish with a quick squeegee pass to prevent water spots.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
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Then rinse and finish with a quick squeegee pass to prevent water spots.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
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Using a dirty squeegee or microfiber cloth can also leave streaks.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 12 June 2026
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Spritz the shower walls and floor after each shower and squeegee dry.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 28 June 2026
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Many squeegees have longer handles that can be attached to reach high windows.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
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These wipers have a metal frame that supports a rubber squeegee.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
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That year, squeegee kids were accused of being armed, of thefts and assaults.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
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This makes less noise because the squeegee glides more smoothly across your windshield.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
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Rinse the door with water, then use a squeegee to wipe away excess water from the door.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
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As the air warms and starts to thaw the ice use your scraper, a squeegee or soft brush to start cleaning.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2022
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It's sprayed onto the roadway with trucks, then spread across the surface with squeegees.
—Christina Capatides, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2018
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Which bands of color are paint added or paint subtracted, stripped away with a squeegee while wet?
—Roberta Smith, Jason Farago and Will Heinrich, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2017
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Rinse the tub well, then squeegee it or dry it with a soft towel.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026
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The brush on this snow broom works as a plow, frost blade, and squeegee to clear away every flake.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2020
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Smooth out the panel with a plastic scraper, squeegee or damp sponge.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
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When the weather clears, employees squeegee the slide and blow it dry.
—Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2019
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Keeping students in chairs is like squeegeeing against the tide.
—Michael Maguire, Boston Herald, 3 June 2024
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Or, if your shower has a glass door, squeegee it after each use to avoid water spots.
—Christina Sturdivant Sani, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2023
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Wipe down the shower with a clean towel or squeegee after its last daily use.
—Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024
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For example, squeegee the shower stall at the end of a shower.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Feb. 2021
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Clean and squeegee the shower with each use, and the rest of the bathroom stays spray-free and unsticky.
—Heloise, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2020
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And somehow, the wipers are squeegeeing off the rain that's pounding the windshield.
—Alexis Hobbs, Woman's Day, 30 July 2015
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When you’re done, take a couple of minutes to squeegee the water off the tile walls and shower door.
—Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, 29 Nov. 2022
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Remove screens to spray down with your garden hose and wash and squeegee the exterior glass.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
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Keep your glass doors squeaky clean with this shower squeegee that even has a convenient storage hook to keep nearby.
—Micaela Arnett, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2024
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To avoid too much mess, gently squeegee each tomato with your fingers before placing it on your cutting board.
—Martha Holmberg, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2020
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Place a drop of dish soap in a gallon of water, wipe it generously on the window with a cloth, then squeegee it off.
—Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, 29 Nov. 2022
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Lysol recommends squeegeeing the walls and doors after showers to get rid of water residue and prevent mildew from forming.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2024
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Rebounding at shootaround, squeegeeing off sweat, fetching water bottles, those sorts of menial tasks.
—Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 14 June 2019
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In the year since the deadly encounter, officials banned squeegeeing in some parts of Baltimore.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2023
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This will aid your bathroom exhaust fan during and after showers by allowing moisture to escape. Dry or squeegee the shower after use to remove as much excess moisture as possible.
—Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 22 Apr. 2023
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Take your microfiber cloth or squeegee and wipe the solution away in a circulation or Z-motion pattern.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
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But as soon as one of the directors calls cut, Hemsworth breaks into a grin, miming an air guitar and squeegeeing water off his face with his hands.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 15 June 2023
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Brooms get at crumbs, but to rein in the teeny-tiny particles that irritate your respiratory system, swab down or squeegee once a week.
—Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
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Another frequent cleaning mistake is not squeegeeing glass shower doors after each shower.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
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Another frequent cleaning mistake is not squeegeeing glass shower doors after each shower.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
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After practice ends, Burton takes off the saddles, unwraps the horses’ legs, unbraids their tails, hoses them down and squeegees off the water.
—Elisabeth Moughon, The Courier-Journal, 27 July 2017
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After the water is drained, sweep or squeegee the floor to remove contaminated water and sediment.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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After the water is drained, sweep or squeegee the floor to remove contaminated water and sediment.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Running the fan a few extra minutes, spreading towels out properly, rinsing the sink and squeegeeing the shower are not glamorous tasks.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
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Baltimore officials have identified at least 180 city youths who squeegee, although there are likely more.
—Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2021
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Polish with Microfiber Cloth Use a microfiber cloth to polish the mirror after squeegeeing.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025
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