plural laundries
1
a
: a room for doing the family wash
b
: a commercial laundering establishment
2
: clothes or linens that have been or are to be laundered
Examples of laundry in a Sentence
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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OTell me about this scene where Karen saves the day in the basement of the hospital with the oxygen tank in the laundry.
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2025
Do Use a Good Stain Remover After flushing the stain with cool water, use a few drops of dish soap that contains a degreaser (Dawn), a laundry stain remover, or a few drops of heavy-duty laundry detergent that contains enzymes to break the bond between the chocolate residue and the fibers.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
Despite their size, the micro units have in-unit laundry and big closets to make small living more comfortable.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
The complex also includes a common area, bicycle storage and laundry.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2025
Do Use a Good Stain Remover After flushing the stain with cool water, use a few drops of dish soap that contains a degreaser (Dawn), a laundry stain remover, or a few drops of heavy-duty laundry detergent that contains enzymes to break the bond between the chocolate residue and the fibers.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
Despite their size, the micro units have in-unit laundry and big closets to make small living more comfortable.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
The complex also includes a common area, bicycle storage and laundry.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for laundry
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“Laundry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laundry. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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laundry
noun
laun·dry
ˈlȯn-drē 
ˈlän-
plural laundries
1
: clothes or linens that have been or are to be laundered
2
: a place where laundering is done
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