plural laundries
1
a
: a room for doing the family wash
b
: a commercial laundering establishment
2
: clothes or linens that have been or are to be laundered
Examples of laundry in a Sentence
There's a pile of dirty laundry in the laundry basket.
The patients' sheets are sent regularly to the hospital laundry.
Recent Examples on the Web
Some women have likewise celebrated freeing themselves from an institution that often shackled them to cooking, laundry and second-class status at a cost to their careers.
—
Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Residents in the city and a number of surrounding suburbs served by the sewerage district are asked to take shorter showers, save laundry and dishes for another day, and empty rain barrels regularly.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
Despite such findings, a new Iowa law signed last year by Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) allows minors in that state to work in jobs previously deemed too hazardous, including in industrial laundries, light manufacturing, demolition, roofing and excavation but not slaughterhouses.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
It can be wiped down and the crib sheet can be tossed in the laundry for cleanup.
—Ambrosia V. Brody, Parents, 28 Mar. 2024
Lightweight, quick-drying fabrics are so important for long-term travel when laundry becomes an issue — in many places, dryers aren’t readily available, and no one wants to wait hours for thick cotton pants to slowly drip dry.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
There are two private villas, while the main building and former laundry and stables accommodate 15 bedrooms.
—Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
More often than not, low libido can be attributed to stressful things that are out of our control, such as your husband not folding the laundry or the economic state of the country.
—Varuna Srinivasan, Allure, 15 Mar. 2024
Take a closer look at that laundry folding video from January, for instance.
—Matt Novak / Gizmodo, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Residents in the city and a number of surrounding suburbs served by the sewerage district are asked to take shorter showers, save laundry and dishes for another day, and empty rain barrels regularly.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
Despite such findings, a new Iowa law signed last year by Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) allows minors in that state to work in jobs previously deemed too hazardous, including in industrial laundries, light manufacturing, demolition, roofing and excavation but not slaughterhouses.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
It can be wiped down and the crib sheet can be tossed in the laundry for cleanup.
—Ambrosia V. Brody, Parents, 28 Mar. 2024
Lightweight, quick-drying fabrics are so important for long-term travel when laundry becomes an issue — in many places, dryers aren’t readily available, and no one wants to wait hours for thick cotton pants to slowly drip dry.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
There are two private villas, while the main building and former laundry and stables accommodate 15 bedrooms.
—Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
More often than not, low libido can be attributed to stressful things that are out of our control, such as your husband not folding the laundry or the economic state of the country.
—Varuna Srinivasan, Allure, 15 Mar. 2024
Take a closer look at that laundry folding video from January, for instance.
—Matt Novak / Gizmodo, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Laundry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laundry. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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laundry
noun
laun·dry
ˈlȯn-drē 
ˈlän-
plural laundries
1
: clothes or linens that have been or are to be laundered
2
: a place where laundering is done
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