How to Use toilet paper in a Sentence

toilet paper

noun
  • And for the rest of our lives, the toilet paper hangs over the roll.
    Marisa Kashino, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Don't have the space to store 30 rolls of toilet paper or 12 cans of soup?
    Amanda Pérez Pintado, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Like, the day-in and day-out of who's getting the toilet paper?
    CBS News, 13 Feb. 2022
  • The shelves were cleaned out of meat, eggs, bread and toilet paper.
    Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Freeze gathered in the crowd, grabbed a roll of toilet paper and tossed it over the trees.
    Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Since then, there have been signs around the base of the trees telling fans not to toss toilet paper on them.
    Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 2023
  • In places, the ground was littered with wads of toilet paper.
    Paige St. John and Marisa Gerber, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2023
  • This is a good way to reduce the use of toilet paper in the outdoors.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2020
  • The Tigers had just won the World Series, and ribbons of toilet paper still hung from the trees.
    Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Licameli likens the spine to a neat stack of toilet paper.
    Jillian Mock, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Place the toilet paper roll over the plant and into the ground at least 2 inches.
    oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2021
  • The prices of medicine, milk and toilet paper are soaring.
    New York Times, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The room had a toilet and a sink, a ceiling light and one roll of toilet paper.
    Thalia Beaty, ProPublica, 16 June 2020
  • This could range from the price of toilet paper to even maybe healthcare.
    Michael Gale, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
  • While the toilet paper roll has almost run out, this won’t be the end of things for the creators.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2022
  • My wife would love the idea of a 30-car garage since I’ve been forced to park our cars on the street to make room for toilet paper.
    Irv Erdos Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2022
  • Use this easy test: Hold a square of toilet paper up to the fan cover while the fan is running.
    Christina Poletto, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2023
  • When you’re done, drop your toilet paper right into the bag and seal it up.
    Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Believe it or not, this ring is made out of a toilet paper roll.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Of course, the toilet paper shortage at the start of the pandemic changed more than a few minds about that.
    Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2020
  • This is how the extra toilet paper winds up in the guest room closet.
    Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Giving the trees a break from the toilet paper this season will help make sure the trees stay healthy and alive for years to come.
    Giana Han, al, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The first prize, a four-pack of toilet paper, went to Coward’s brother.
    Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020
  • The toilet paper at the Hotel Wren is marked with its initials.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
  • Add a drop or two to a diffuser or, in the bathroom, put a dab on the inside of the toilet paper roll.
    Barbara Brody, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Rochester told the Free Press that the bathrooms sometimes don’t have toilet paper.
    Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2022
  • How will dogs react when faced with a wall of toilet paper?
    Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Many bidet users use a small bit of toilet paper to pat themselves dry.
    Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2022
  • This year, the shelves for backpacks could be as empty as the shelves for toilet paper back in 2020 at the start of the pandemic.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Between various lessons on packing, lodge etiquette on the trek to Base Camp, and where to ask for toilet paper, Coster returned again and again to reminders for the group to chill out and enjoy the journey.
    Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2025

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