dirty laundry
noun
: private matters whose public exposure brings distress and embarrassment
called also dirty linen
Examples of dirty laundry in a Sentence
The company is trying to keep its dirty laundry from being aired in public.
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LeAnn Rimes knows all too well about airing out her dirty laundry.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
So, instead of airing out the dirty laundry on LinkedIn or X, take a breath.
2.
—John Pierce, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Then again, none of those sports has team principals cinematically going at each other as Mercedes’ Toto Wolff and Red Bull’s Horner have recently done, a spectacle akin to Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan airing dirty laundry right after the Rams and Niners played a big game.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
Wash packing cubes used to hold dirty laundry after each use.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2025
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
So, instead of airing out the dirty laundry on LinkedIn or X, take a breath.
2.
—John Pierce, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Then again, none of those sports has team principals cinematically going at each other as Mercedes’ Toto Wolff and Red Bull’s Horner have recently done, a spectacle akin to Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan airing dirty laundry right after the Rams and Niners played a big game.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
Wash packing cubes used to hold dirty laundry after each use.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for dirty laundry
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“Dirty laundry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirty%20laundry. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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