How to Use potty in a Sentence
potty
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When full, the unique design spells out a potty word.
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And guests don’t have to use porta potties.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
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When full, its unique design spells out a cheeky potty word.
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There isn’t one there now, not even a porta-potty.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
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First, the pro-bathroom camp will fight to the death for their potties.
—Megan Barber, Curbed, 9 Nov. 2018
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Take him to the potty, put on his favorite show and make a snack for him.
—Angel Hamilton, Time, 10 May 2018
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The Emmys are full of potty mouths.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
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And once again, there will be a row of porta-potties on the premises.
—Jaclyn Reiss, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2018
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There are enough bathrooms that fans no longer would need to queue up for porta potties.
—Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, 25 Mar. 2018
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Each of the four sides of the port-a-potty were broken at the screws and were pushed to each side.
—Amy Lavalley, Post-Tribune, 18 June 2018
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What do gym socks, a portable potty and a dead rat have in common?
—Nicole Kagan, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022
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Feed the unicorn and sit her down on her glitter potty for a slime surprise.
—Rachel Siegel, The Seattle Times, 28 Nov. 2018
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Shoes get lost, potties need to be used and little toys need to be located.
—Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2020
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Players used a port-a-potty, and there is an analogy to be made there.
—Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 5 June 2018
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Your dog, of course, needs to run around, potty, maybe dig or chew on things as well as relax in the fresh air.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
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Police said Simms filled the bucket with waste from a port-a-potty.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 3 Aug. 2018
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The potty is easy to use, with foldout seat, legs and disposable bag.
—David G. Molyneaux, cleveland, 17 Dec. 2020
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The children in the crowd are howling at the creature’s potty mouth.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
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There are schools and camps that require a child to be potty-trained before enrolling.
—Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2022
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Each room elicited an expletive, at least from my potty-mouth.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Eventually, all the kids walked, got potty trained and slept through the night.
—Leah Garchik, SFChronicle.com, 16 June 2020
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There’s a bus, a road-and-rail truck, a port-a-potty, four pieces of track and six mini figures.
—Marylou Tousignant, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
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Okay, this potty-training plot is losing me a little.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 June 2026
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Once a signal is spotted, the parent holds the baby on the potty to pee.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 31 Oct. 2017
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Then there is the issue of porta-potty rental, the use of our small kitchen by the catering staff, etc.
—Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 7 Mar. 2020
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Joan has helped hundreds of parents help their children master the use of the potty.
—Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2021
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Somebody stole a very pricey potty last year from the restroom of a palace in England.
—Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2020
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Fun undies can be the make-or-break tool that motivates kiddos to start using the big potty.
—Dana Holmes, CNN Underscored, 8 July 2020
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Shorter porta potty lines would also be nice.
—ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Jason Chandler, the tall man with red hair, exits the port-a-potty.
—Lori Teresa Yearwood, Washington Post, 19 May 2021
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