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.
  • My laundry is done and put away!
    — Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Grab some of the clean laundry to put away.
    — Julianna Chen, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • My dad cooked, helped us with our laundry.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 June 2026
  • Try not to let wet laundry sit for too long.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
  • His mom still does his laundry and changes his sheets for him.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Gut knew this meant her friends in the laundry room would be killed.
    — NBC News, 27 Jan. 2022
  • All four of my boys cook, all four of them do their own laundry.
    — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Not a fan of using sheets for laundry?
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2026
  • It can be wiped down and the crib sheet can be tossed in the laundry for cleanup.
    — Ambrosia V. Brody, Parents, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Leave them open for a few hours to overnight when you are done with your laundry.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Do not leave wet laundry in the washer for hours.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
  • With kids back in school, parents are awash in laundry.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Never fold and put away laundry that's still damp.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Just off the kitchen is a laundry room with access to the garage.
    — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 16 Sep. 2021
  • And throw your cashmere throws in the laundry a few times a year.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Ahead, learn her tips for how to use vinegar in laundry.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
  • There was a big pile of clean laundry on the deck of the treadmill.
    — George Saunders, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
  • His body was as limber as laundry.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Yes, your house is a mess, the laundry's piled up, and the dog needs to be walked.
    — Barrie Gillies, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The coin laundry that was next door is now a high-end stationery shop.
    — Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
  • If your laundry comes out smelling less than fresh, this is likely why.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Grown-ups go to work or pick up their laundry or go to the grocery store.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Such as hanging laundry to dry.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • This is how doing laundry ends.
    — Reuven Perlman, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The suite’s walk-in closet has its own laundry, one of two in the home.
    — Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Cover it and put it in the laundry room or some other cool spot.
    — al, 18 Nov. 2022
  • What if doing the laundry and having a treat were one and the same?
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Their parents waved to them from afar and passed food over a fence and took their laundry home.
    — Lori Riley, courant.com, 14 Aug. 2021

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