How to Use the potty in a Sentence

the potty

noun
  • Learning when to use the potty before starting (or ending) the day is crucial for kids.
    — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Meanwhile, my niece is ready and the potty full of pee is passed above the table because there is no room to carry it around the side without spilling on the guests.
    — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • There are scenes of strange, often violent pathos that punctuate the potty humor and punch-throwing.
    — Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Picking dog hair off of my clothes and cleaning up the potty messes outside (and potentially inside) were not my idea of fun.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The song cheerfully encourages kids to use the potty at pivotal times throughout the day—namely before heading to school and before climbing in bed at the end of the day.
    — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Legendary talk show host and comedian Conan O’Brien voices the potty-training toy Smarty Pants, who takes himself far too seriously while frequently stumbling over his words.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
  • Kelce is partnering with Pull-Ups to introduce Pull-Ups Learning Layer, a blue layer that sits beneath the liner, designed to help kids learn the feeling of wet from dry, so that every accident becomes a motivational moment to make it to the potty next time.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
  • Toy Story 5 also brings new characters like the tech villain threatening the toys’ existence Lilypad (Greta Lee) and the potty-training toy Smarty Pants (Conan O’Brien).
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026

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