How to Use bathtub in a Sentence

bathtub

noun
  • Think of a bathtub with water flowing in and draining out at the same rate.
    Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2022
  • And within 48 hours she was found lifeless in her hotel bathtub.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Sergie was found in the bathtub room of the women’s bathroom on the second floor of Bartlett Hall.
    Christopher Williams, Sun Journal (lewiston, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Yem would accompany them to their apartments and teach them basics such as how to switch between cold and hot water in the bathtub or work a gas stove.
    Kevin G. Andrade, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2022
  • This also leads to the bathroom, which contains a vanity sink, a bathtub and shower, and a flushing toilet.
    Adam Williams, New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Periodically check for leaks under the sink, as well as a spongy floor, which could be a sign of leaky toilet, shower stall or bathtub.
    Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Sophie Sergie was found in a dormitory bathtub by a janitor.
    Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The boxes were hidden in a room behind a wall by the bathtub that had to be removed due to extensive water damage, the statement said.
    Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Bath pillows come in all shapes in sizes, but their purpose remains the same: to cradle your head, neck, and back against your bathtub's uncomfortable ledge.
    ELLE, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Daniels affirmed under oath that on one occasion, the entity had held her boyfriend underwater in the bathtub.
    Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2022
  • When a young girl begins menstruating, she’s seen reclining in a bathtub in the middle of a jungle as a pool of blood blossoms in the water.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Place it alongside your vanity and store folded towels, toilet paper rolls, bath supplies, or kid's bathtub toys for quick organization.
    Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Higgins said he is especially baffled that the school board objected to Spiegelman’s illustration of a naked, lifeless mouse in a bathtub.
    Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Floodwaters breached several areas around New Orleans, turning the city into a deadly bathtub.
    Duy Linh Tu, Scientific American, 27 Jan. 2022
  • And there was that question of the amount of blood in the bathtub.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2024
  • The friend found the toddler in the bathtub with his throat cut and called 911, the source said.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The bathtub takes a long time to fill up, and then a long time to drain.
    Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2024
  • Some do work best in a pool, though, and some can even be used in the bathtub.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 13 June 2023
  • And stripping linens in the bathtub is just too much work.
    Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023
  • In the photo, the two can be seen cozying up to each other in the bathtub.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Blood on a doorway and the bathtub tell us something’s not right.
    Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2023
  • At one point, Gladys tries to drown Norma in a bathtub.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2022
  • His room was one floor above the crime scene, the bathtub area of a women’s bathroom.
    Christopher Williams, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Like toes just breaking the surface of the water in a bathtub.
    Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
  • This is what led to a call about a raccoon in a Toronto bathtub last spring.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Watch out for: The scene with the bathtub, but again, any violence is very mild.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The 23-year-old babysitter was raped and beaten, her body found in a bathtub.
    USA Today, 7 July 2022
  • In 1944, She was found dead with her head submerged in her bathtub.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2023
  • Best Fishing Bath Toy Bring the joy of the lake to your bathtub with this adorable fishing bath game.
    Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Duff captioned the snap, which showed Banks in a bathtub with a thoughtful look on her face.
    Taiwo Balogun, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023

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