How to Use launder in a Sentence

launder

1 of 2 verb
  • He used a phony business to launder money from drug dealing.
  • Each set was slept on for up to three weeks and laundered a few times.
    — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2023
  • All clothing items are laundered as well.
    — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Allow the item to soak for an hour up to overnight, then launder as usual.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2022
  • To launder, machine wash on cool and then lay flat to dry or tumble dry on low.
    — Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
  • It can be removed, laundered, and stowed away as needed.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Making the bed leaves the decision to the host for when to launder the sheets.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
  • No one is trying to launder money through your bank accounts.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 17 May 2022
  • The banker had concerns that the money may be laundered, and closed the account.
    — David Voreacos, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The money laundering charge could get her up to 20 years in prison.
    — Stuart Leavenworth, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The latter smells like linens freshly laundered by somebody else.
    — Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
  • The money was then laundered by the crime families.
    — Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Make sure to use it when laundering all your favorite gym outfits for the best results!
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
  • And let bath towels, mats, rugs, and dish towels dry after each use and launder them often.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • An online gambling site can be used to launder money in a variety of ways.
    — Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Plus, the convenient pre-measured pacs make laundering your clothes a breeze.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The firm helps clients launder money from the mob, get away with crimes, and even murder partners who might expose them.
    — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 24 Jan. 2026
  • For bedding that can't be laundered, put it in the dryer for 15 minutes to kill any dust mites.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
  • For bedding that can't be laundered, put it in the dryer for 15 minutes to kill any dust mites.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Once again, his words and actions will be laundered by allies in politics and the media.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 25 July 2023
  • For bright colors, aim to launder items less frequently to help slow the color-fading process.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • There was no shrinkage or loose threads after laundering, making this a durable towel, too.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, PEOPLE.com, 16 May 2022
  • Apply a stain treatment and launder the garment as soon as possible.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Just spray directly onto a stain and allow to sit for up to five minutes, then launder as usual.
    — Jodhaira Rodriguez, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2022
  • At the time, the gang had laundered $500 million in ransomware payments.
    — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 7 June 2023
  • From pulling off the dirty linens and laundering them to airing out your bed, the process can be daunting and time-consuming.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
  • From pulling off the dirty linens and laundering them to airing out your bed, the process can be daunting and time-consuming.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The best way to extend the life of your sports bras is to follow proper care instructions when laundering them.
    — Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 26 July 2023
  • Down comforters are a cozy addition to your bedding but can cause a bit of confusion in how to launder and care for them.
    — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 15 Mar. 2026
  • With these protections, down comforters only need to be laundered one or two times every season.
    — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 15 Mar. 2026

launder

2 of 2 noun
  • Who launders all of this drug money?
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Pre-treat or rub the stains with bar soap and launder with fabric-safe bleach.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 18 May 2022
  • Their so-soft pima-cotton long sleeves and shorts are a breeze to launder.
    — Laura Lajiness, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2021
  • But silk stockings were fragile, didn’t stretch and were a challenge to launder.
    — WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
  • If a stain remains, treat with a pre-wash and launder separately.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 22 Oct. 2020
  • The business was charged with conspiracy to sell drugs and launder money.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The garbage collectors dutifully come to collect the garbage, and the launder does the same for clothes.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 4 July 2020
  • Once the garment sits for the time recommended on your laundry pretreatment, launder as usual.
    — Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Our fabric experts prefer polyester and nylon for their stain-resistant and easy-to-launder qualities.
    — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The rest of the time — to flush the toilet, launder clothing, wash dishes or bathe — Acosta had to haul water by hand from a well in a park half a mile away.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022
  • At the top, there’s a head office that supervises the operation and launders proceeds.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2023
  • For example, if your family is partial to movie nights on the couch, vacuum the cushions and launder throw blankets and pillows.
    — Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Tired working parents will also be the first to admit that cloth diapers require more parent time to process and launder compared to disposables.
    — Lorraine Wilde, Treehugger, 18 July 2023
  • Wash clothes, towels and linens, and launder or dry clean curtains, area rugs, furniture covers, cushions and any other affected fabrics.
    — oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Otherwise, cover your sofa with a machine-washable slipcover and launder it (along with throws and pillow covers) weekly.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2021
  • On Friday, Ng was convicted of conspiring to violate anti-bribery laws and launder money and now faces a prison term as long as three decades.
    — David Voreacos, Bloomberg.com, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Blankets with an internal waterproofing membrane can sometimes be challenging to launder because the membrane absorbs large amounts of water.
    — Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 17 Mar. 2021
  • In another case, a Swiss court found the bank guilty for helping a Bulgarian crime ring launder money related to cocaine trafficking.
    — Julie Steinberg, WSJ, 26 July 2022
  • The bank will go on trial in Switzerland in February for allegedly helping a Bulgarian crime ring launder money more than a decade ago.
    — Margot Patrick, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2021
  • This information was intended to help Pyongyang launder cryptocurrencies in a way that would allow the government to evade Western sanctions.
    — Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Two owners of vendor companies that did business with Apple have admitted to conspiring with Prasad to commit fraud and launder money, prosecutors said.
    — NBC News, 20 Mar. 2022
  • He’s also been accused of helping Murdaugh sell drugs and launder money and is facing charges including money laundering, forgery, and possessing, manufacturing, or distributing narcotics.
    — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Credit Suisse and a former employee of the bank were found guilty in a Swiss federal criminal court of helping a Bulgarian crime ring launder money related to cocaine trafficking.
    — WSJ, 28 June 2022
  • Foreign passports and multiple identities enable Chinese operatives overseas to engage in covert activity, launder money or take refuge from their government if accused of corruption.
    — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Officials are considering what consumer protections and financial reporting requirements to put in place and how to crack down on criminals who take advantage of the anonymity offered by cryptocurrency to evade taxes, launder money and commit fraud.
    — Brian Slodysko, Fortune, 15 May 2022
  • The accusations include helping launder money and running interference on investigations.
    — Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Criminal syndicates seek to infiltrate police forces, seize smuggling routes, corner public funds and patronage jobs, launder illicit proceeds and expand opportunities to extort money from local businesses.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2021
  • Those grumbles point to a general concern that, in her march toward empire, Cooper would be willing to make trade-offs for access that would render Call Her Daddy a platform where people with severe moral baggage to launder can do so with ease.
    — Vulture, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Marianne, a by-the-book bank loans exec forced to money launder earnings of a sinister food import company; an insurance investigator checking the disappearance of a border control veterinarian; and the indefatigable Johanna.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 31 Jan. 2022
  • In 2020, Congress passed legislation to empower the Treasury Department to stop tax evaders, kleptocrats, terrorists and other criminals from using anonymous shell companies to hide and launder assets, including those in real estate.
    — NBC News, 2 Mar. 2022

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