How to Use lavatory in a Sentence

lavatory

noun
  • Others were told to stand in the aisles or sit in the lavatories.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • And please, for the love of God, keep your shoes on in the lavatory.
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The good news is that the air in the lavatory does not seem to pose a major risk.
    — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Others love the aisle seat for its easy access to the lavatory.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 26 Oct. 2022
  • It may be tucked away in a former public lavatory, but don’t let that put you off.
    — Tom Marchant, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Dec. 2017
  • The best moment to go is when the aisle is clear and nobody else is rushing the lavatory.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
  • Normally, the most dreaded part of a trip by bus is the lavatory.
    — Kathryn Streeter, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2021
  • But the downside to window seats is, of course, being able to get up to use the lavatory with ease.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2024
  • But about 20 minutes into the flight, the fire alarm in the rear lavatory went off.
    — Ted Reed, Forbes, 10 June 2022
  • The door to Orion's lavatory is on the capsule's floor.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Be sure to use the lavatory first, as there is no exit with the tray table extended.
    — Matt Nelson, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2018
  • My luck to be chucked down a lavatory and go on and on forever swirling round on the top, never going down.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The agency alleges the passenger then went to the plane's lavatory to smoke cannabis.
    — CNN, 23 Nov. 2021
  • As such, Southwest does not place cameras in the lavatories of our aircraft.
    — CBS News, 26 Oct. 2019
  • The app also lets users save their favorite public lavatories for easy access.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
  • At the rear are six rows of seats, and behind them, VIP lavatories and a bar.
    — Rachel Dube, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Add a classy amenities kit, large lavatories, and copious food and coach fliers might not even miss the business class bar.
    — Barbara Peterson, Town & Country, 29 Sep. 2016
  • As for staying away from the galleys and lavatories, those are two of the most disruptive spaces on planes.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The old lavatories were taken out soon after the Joneses settled in and the space is now a dark room.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The Romans had a sponge on a stick available in their communal lavatories.
    — Eva Botkin-Kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2020
  • The guards were in charge of delivering food and water to the detainees and taking them to the lavatories.
    — Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Diana helped the mother to the back lavatory and assisted the mother in giving birth.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 18 May 2022
  • One day the boy was attacked by other students in the school lavatory, and the father got a call to pick him up from the hospital.
    — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 25 Dec. 2018
  • For another, the flight deck boasts a small bunk room that sleeps two, plus a lavatory, so the crew don’t need to leave the cockpit for a bathroom break.
    — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 19 Sep. 2019
  • So, what's a preservation-minded solution to the lack of a lavatory in the old building?
    — Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 16 June 2017
  • Smoke detectors were made standard in lavatories.
    — Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The scheduled flight went on as usual until the pilot got up to use the lavatory during the duration of the flight.
    — Rachel Flynn, People.com, 30 May 2025
  • Daniel’s plan to install a lavatory at the church leads to a bitter divide within the parish… and then a man is found stabbed to death in the back of the church.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The rest of the red-eye flight continued as usual, until the pilot got up to use the lavatory during the journey.
    — Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2025
  • Those who were standing were sent somersaulting down the aisles; those sitting in the lavatories smashed into the ceiling.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

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