How to Use screw-top in a Sentence

screw-top

adjective
  • Place in a screw-top jar; add vodka.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2026
  • In a screw-top jar combine herb liquid and sugar.
    — Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
  • Use mason jars with screw-top lids or airtight containers with suction rings.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Instead, attach any 16-ounce screw-top water bottle, and voilà!
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
  • The facility had a water bottle with an unapproved screw-top lid stored on the prep table.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 8, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
  • An water bottle with an unapproved screw-top lid was stored next to the handwashing station across the back door and throughout the cook’s line.
    — Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • An employee’s water bottle, with an unapproved screw-top lid, was stored on the front preparation table.
    — Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Inspectors found a water bottle with an unapproved screw-top lid and an open coffee cup stored in the kitchen on a shelf above the food prep area, as well as several unapproved beverages on prep tables and countertops.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Reusable water bottles have an average of 400,000 times more bacteria than a toilet seat2, with spout and screw-top lidded styles being the biggest offenders.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Ingredients 2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper Directions In a screw-top jar or airtight container, combine all ingredients.
    — Jed Portman, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026

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