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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My owner now bought the building, took over the car wash in 2008, but Jiffy Lube stayed.
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Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
With Kansas and Missouri out of the rain until Friday at the earliest, your best bet for a squeaky clean car is a trip to the car wash.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Last year, New York’s attorney general started investigating a car wash that, her office suspected, was scamming Jewish customers.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Also, cats are being incorporated into yoga studios, libraries, bookstores and even car washes.
—Jackie (ott) Jaakola, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
With Kansas and Missouri out of the rain until Friday at the earliest, your best bet for a squeaky clean car is a trip to the car wash.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Last year, New York’s attorney general started investigating a car wash that, her office suspected, was scamming Jewish customers.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Also, cats are being incorporated into yoga studios, libraries, bookstores and even car washes.
—Jackie (ott) Jaakola, Forbes, 24 Feb. 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 28 May. 2025.
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