restroom
noun
rest·room
ˈrest-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
US
: a room or suite of rooms in a public space providing toilets and lavatories : a public bathroom
Examples of restroom in a Sentence
I wasn't feeling well and had to make a number of trips to the restroom.
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But at some closed park locations, services will be stripped to the bone, including no trash collection, restrooms, road or walkway maintenance or visitor information.
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No running water available in the restroom.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
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Alana Wise, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
No running water available in the restroom.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Parks with accessible areas that collect fees under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act are to use balances from those fees to continue providing basic visitor services, such as restroom maintenance and trash collection.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Health inspectors gave the fast food restaurant a yellow placard after discovering that its restrooms were entirely out of toilet paper.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for restroom
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“Restroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restroom. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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restroom
noun
rest·room
ˈrest-ˌrüm
-ˌru̇m
: a room or set of rooms that includes sinks and toilets
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