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.
  • The laundry from a houseful of people, food and drink bills, the cleanup.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
  • In France, at home, his laundry was done for him; his meals were cooked for him.
    Scott Bordow, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2023
  • The unit comes with its own laundry and storage area in the basement.
    Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023
  • The laundry of the displaced hangs out the windows and all along the metal fence around the hospital.
    Vivian Yee, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Joey Bosa suited up, looked nice, no need to do laundry.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Even after a spin in the laundry, these jeans still looked good, fit well, and didn’t show any signs of damage.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The cotton-polyester blend is durable enough to last for years and can be thrown in with your laundry for easy cleaning.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The ponte fabric requires no extra steps—simply toss it in the laundry with the rest of your clothes.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2023
  • During that time, Alex was off doing laundry at the house of a family friend of the bride and groom's.
    Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Like paying bills and eating more fiber, laundry is one of the less fun parts of adulting.
    Leslie J. Thompson, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Do this in every room — dishes out of the sink, toys off the ground, that mountain of clean laundry folded.
    Hannah Holland, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Do this in every room - dishes out of the sink, toys off the ground, that mountain of clean laundry folded.
    Hannah Holland, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • And there was nothing there except big bags of laundry.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2023
  • The condo features in-unit laundry and a heated garage.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2023
  • But on that night in 1970, while doing laundry at home, something gave way.
    Stephen R. Platt, wsj.com, 12 May 2023
  • While Bronwyn was in the hospital, Jane cleaned her house, stocked her fridge, and did her laundry.
    Eleni Schirmer, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The second room also features a stove with enough space to fit a large pot of water for laundry.
    Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Add to that list the thrill of discovering the luxury of drop-off laundry.
    Darryn King, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The condo fee includes heat and hot water, and there’s storage and laundry in the basement.
    Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
  • In the summer months, line-dry your laundry instead of using a dryer.
    Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2023
  • But what really sealed the deal was when his bag of laundry was lost and never returned.
    Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • No more pulling out a load of soggy clothes; just leave your laundry in this machine until it's all done.
    Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Free laundry and dry cleaning services have been done away with.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Her mother, Cindy Mooney, was awake doing laundry at 3 a.m. and heard her daughter in the bathroom.
    Cindy Watts, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The service charges a dollar per pound of laundry, with the average job costing $42.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • The most obvious way to prevent musty smells from attacking your clothes is to stay on top of your laundry.
    Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2024
  • After all, the business is where, for the last two decades, the couple have done their laundry and taxes together.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, it’s become a perilous roll of the dice as the Pac-12 sorts its expansion and revenue laundry.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2023

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