How to Use laundry in a Sentence
laundry
noun- There's a pile of dirty laundry in the laundry basket.
- The patients' sheets are sent regularly to the hospital laundry.
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Off the kitchen is a laundry room and the staff quarters.
—Vivian Marino, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2021
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The laundry on their clotheslines was oily to the touch.
—Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 15 Nov. 2021
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There was a big pile of clean laundry on the deck of the treadmill.
—George Saunders, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
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Put all the laundry in the basket and then set that down.
—Kc Davis, SELF, 12 Oct. 2022
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It can be wiped down and the crib sheet can be tossed in the laundry for cleanup.
—Ambrosia V. Brody, Parents, 28 Mar. 2024
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Just off the kitchen is a laundry room with access to the garage.
—Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 16 Sep. 2021
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My dad does the laundry, cooks for both of them and helps her bathe.
—Michelle Boudin, PEOPLE.com, 21 Apr. 2022
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The laundry from a houseful of people, food and drink bills, the cleanup.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
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And throw your cashmere throws in the laundry a few times a year.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
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Gut knew this meant her friends in the laundry room would be killed.
—NBC News, 27 Jan. 2022
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What if doing the laundry and having a treat were one and the same?
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
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To water the plants, do laundry and fill our pets’ bowls.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
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Moldy food in the fridge, damp laundry left in the dryer, or a leaky pipe could be to blame.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2024
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Two half baths and a large laundry room the main level.
—Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 6 Oct. 2021
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His mom still does his laundry and changes his sheets for him.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2022
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The tidy actor also does the laundry and cooks all the meals in the Prinze-Gellar house.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2022
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In France, at home, his laundry was done for him; his meals were cooked for him.
—Scott Bordow, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2023
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The unit comes with its own laundry and storage area in the basement.
—Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023
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The beads dissolve in water and add a fresh scent to your laundry.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025
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Or because the pay gap still exists and so does the laundry.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2024
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Dirty socks and ties go into the laundry basket, not on the floor.
—Tony M Fountain, Forbes, 18 June 2021
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The space once was used to store fruit, wash laundry and fuel the steam heat boiler.
—oregonlive, 20 May 2021
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Laces can be thrown in the laundry, yes, but the rest of your boot needs attention too.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2022
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The guests hop up and down on one foot, unbuckling shoes, some falling on the floor, others grabbing body parts or wet laundry for support.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
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The extra water allows laundry to agitate more freely during the wash cycle, which can be helpful with bulky items.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
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My dad cooked, helped us with our laundry.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 June 2026
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Up high, fresh laundry quivers in the breeze like bunting, pegged precariously to twine stretched taut between windows.
—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 3 June 2026
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One team of scientists has just demonstrated a water-free approach to cleaning laundry in space.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
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