How to Use dry cleaner in a Sentence

dry cleaner

noun
  • My wool coat is still at the dry cleaner's.
  • I take my clothes to a local dry cleaner.
  • There’s even a dry cleaner on site.
    — Steven Bertoni, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • In that case, take your scarf to the dry cleaner.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Even your dry cleaner was doing it then.
    — Tom Freston, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
  • And some might even require a dry cleaner.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Instead, bring them to the dry cleaner.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Instead, bring them to the dry cleaner.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Buy one, buy them all, and wear them until your dry cleaner gives you side eye.
    — Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Set the item aside and head to your favorite dry cleaner as soon as your guests leave.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
  • But Sarah never makes it to the dry cleaners.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Hopefully there will be no dry cleaner bills at the end of it.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 24 Mar. 2022
  • And your dryer can’t do the kind of crisp pressing a dry cleaner can.
    — Kevin Brasler, Washington Post, 17 May 2022
  • The wooden front gate swung open when a dry cleaner’s van arrived.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 19 May 2022
  • Benson, who works at a dry cleaner, hand washed it and put her on display.
    — Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2020
  • Think things that go in other rooms, old wire hangers from the dry cleaner, or trash.
    — Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Paz works at a dry cleaner in North Dallas.
    — Imelda García, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In the event of a spill, dab up as much as possible, and leave the rest to the dry cleaner.
    — Heloise, Washington Post, 18 July 2019
  • But the sandwich is well worth any foreseeable trip to the dry cleaners.
    — Anna Caplan, star-telegram, 6 June 2018
  • Mist it on clothing, then iron it to get crisp results that look like your dry cleaner did all the work.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Pet owners don’t want to go to the dry cleaner each time their pup has an accident!
    — Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Or, at the very least, have a good laundromat or dry cleaner on standby.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Before any event, make sure your pants are creased and your shirts are ironed, preferably at a dry cleaner.
    — Tucker Westbrook, Town & Country, 5 July 2018
  • Fewer customers are dropping off suits and shirts at dry cleaners.
    — Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2020
  • As for her romantic dress, it’s headed straight for the dry cleaner.
    — Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 24 June 2019
  • Sending your clothes to the dry cleaner is a fail safe — if expensive — way to kill moths.
    — New York Times, 23 June 2021
  • As soon as possible, head to your favorite dry cleaner.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Nov. 2025
  • As soon as possible, head to your favorite dry cleaner.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
  • If that doesn't work, take your item to a dry cleaner that specializes in treating leather.
    — Lauren Smith McDonough, Good Housekeeping, 29 Mar. 2021
  • However, most dry cleaners will gladly take them off your hands.
    — Chris Baskind, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026

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