How to Use commode in a Sentence

commode

noun
  • There are towels in the cabinet above the commode.
  • What are the best bedside commodes to buy?
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Think the switch from old toilets to new commodes is just a drop in the bucket?
    Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2018
  • Install it too low, and your knees will be in your face when using the commode.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • On one hand, stand-up pee-ers wouldn’t be clogging up the lines to those sit-down commodes.
    Nick Stockton, WIRED, 22 May 2018
  • The bombe chest, or as the French call it, the commode, is standard.
    Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • When giving a house guest a tour of your humble abode, make the commode the first stop.
    Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 10 Oct. 2018
  • Most of the bariatric commode chairs have bench-like chairs to fit heavier bodies.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Its bath has a Jacuzzi tub, a large steam shower, and a room for the commode.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Olsen made light of the dozens of plumbers not being able to help repair the faulty commodes.
    The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 31 Jan. 2018
  • This bath has a separate room for the commode, a bidet and the shower.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 9 Dec. 2022
  • There's a shower and a jacuzzi, a walk-in closet, and a separate room with the commode.
    Jenna Marotta, Marie Claire, 20 Apr. 2015
  • High-end bedside commodes range in price from about $120 to $150.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
  • That commode was essentially a metal bowl with a suction hose and a funnel to use for urine.
    Amy Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2020
  • The separate shower is large, while the commode occupies its own room.
    courant.com, 2 Aug. 2019
  • This meant that only solid waste could be deposited into the commode.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The commode looks almost like a regular chair since its thicker seat hides the removable pan.
    Diana Budds, Curbed, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Some people opt to use commode liners to decrease the need to constantly clean the bucket.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
  • My grandparents had an outhouse, and a favorite haunt of spiders is under the seat in these quaint commodes.
    Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 3 May 2023
  • Many have commode sinks and brass faucets, standalone tubs and showers set within an industrial-chic frame.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The commode is fitted with tôle-dorée doors that are curved like rolling waves and feature detailed chinoiserie landscapes.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Shield the commode from the view of the hallway or adjacent room by placing the vanity in between.
    Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The jetted tub could fit two, there is a double sink vanity, large shower and a separate room for the commode.
    Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Christina Koch eventually saved the day, fixing a jammed part on the commode.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
  • This is a much better way to dispose of that medication than tossing them in the garbage or flushing them down the commode.
    cleveland, 24 Oct. 2022
  • That’s certainly the case with this eye-catching commode from Swiss-Madison.
    Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 17 May 2022
  • If falls happen at night during bathroom trips, consider a bedside commode.
    Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • The commode erupted, leaving the plaintiff and the loo covered in its contents, the lawsuit stated.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Who had previously thought to place a Louis XV commode in a modern room?
    India Hicks, Town & Country, 4 Apr. 2017
  • Keep reading to discover the best bathroom cleaning sprays and solutions for every part of your commode.
    Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024

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