How to Use dispose of in a Sentence

dispose of

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  • Rake up any mayflies that are in your yard, bag them, and dispose of them.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • If the damage is severe, pull up the plants and dispose of them.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 July 2026
  • To dispose of the plants safely, put them in brown landscape waste bags and set them out for pickup.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • First, put on rubber gloves to remove any solid waste and dispose of it in a plastic bag.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
  • Clean up and dispose of any fallen petals or debris to keep the ground clear and prevent diseases.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Bag the grass and dispose of it according to your local waste management guidelines.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026
  • Be sure to ensure that any firework used is fully extinguished and free of flame or heat before disposing of it.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • Wait at least 20 minutes, then soak it thoroughly in water before disposing of it.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Leave covered, wait a sufficient time (at least 24 hours to be safe), and then dispose of the ashes without making a mess.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026
  • When looking to dispose of my retired flag, I was advised to call a local funeral home that has a crematory.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • The gain defers indefinitely until the asset is sold or otherwise disposed of.
    — Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • While some documents have a long retention period (ahem, forever), others can be safely disposed of after 10 years.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026
  • The city is also asking the state to impose stronger protections against pollution from injection, as more oil and gas companies seek permission to drill wells that dispose of their wastewater nearby.
    — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • But in 2018, without a hearing, state regulators approved this injection well, an apparatus that applies pressure to dispose of wastewater down a steel tube.
    — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • All devices will eventually become obsolete and be disposed of, but until such time, the connectivity models mean that almost all products are now IoT devices and require whole-life management.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Additionally, some home improvement stores, such as Lowe’s, Home Depot, and Ace Hardware, have collection sites, relieving the pressure of trying to completely dispose of a flag at home.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Later in 2018, Hinkle transferred the well to another small company, which applied for a new permit to convert the Flying Monkey to a commercial well to dispose of the wastewater produced by other oil companies, too.
    — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • For several months, investigators alleged that Herrling kept the scheme going by moving Wilding's body to her apartment and dismembering it, although his remains were never found (investigators claimed it was disposed of in the San Francisco Bay).
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • The Cherokee Nation launched a harm reduction program in 2023 and has safely disposed of 160,000 dirty or used syringes, distributed at least 160,000 sterile syringes and handed out more than 20,000 doses of Narcan since.
    — Maya Henry, Oklahoma Watch, 30 June 2026

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