car wash
noun
1
: an area or structure equipped with facilities for washing automobiles
2
US
: an event at which people pay to have their cars washed to raise money for some purpose
Examples of car wash in a Sentence
Our church is having a car wash tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Lula himself served nearly two years in prison from 2018 to 2019 for his role in the all-encompassing car wash money laundering scandal, known as Operação Lava Jato.
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Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
No alteration should have been made – not even a car wash – before the defense could examine it.
—Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Gas stations and car washes also qualify.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Stephens upgrades Mister Car Wash to overweight from equal weight Stephens says buy the dip in the car wash company.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
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Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
No alteration should have been made – not even a car wash – before the defense could examine it.
—Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Gas stations and car washes also qualify.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Stephens upgrades Mister Car Wash to overweight from equal weight Stephens says buy the dip in the car wash company.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for car wash
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“Car wash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20wash. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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