How to Use lavatory in a Sentence

lavatory

noun
  • 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
  • If none of these options work out, you aren’t doomed to a cramped seat near the lavatory at the back of the plane.
    Nina Swanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Jan. 2022
  • At the rear are six rows of seats, and behind them, VIP lavatories and a bar.
    Rachel Dube, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Use a hand towel to flush and open/close the lavatory door.
    Luzanne Otte, Town & Country, 18 May 2019
  • The seat to get: One of the 30 lie-flat business-class seats is the way to go; row 5 is farthest from the lavatories.
    Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2018
  • But about 20 minutes into the flight, the fire alarm in the rear lavatory went off.
    Ted Reed, Forbes, 10 June 2022
  • Others love the aisle seat for its easy access to the lavatory.
    Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The wait for using the lavatory at the front was 3.1 minutes, but those who went to the back spent only 1.7 minutes on the queue.
    Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Normally, the most dreaded part of a trip by bus is the lavatory.
    Kathryn Streeter, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The agency alleges the passenger then went to the plane's lavatory to smoke cannabis.
    CNN, 23 Nov. 2021
  • 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 airline also plans to make the lavatories smaller, CNN says.
    Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 3 May 2017
  • 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 how does one keep one's face beat when the lavatory is the size of a broom closet and the carry-on liquid threshold is still a measly 3.4 ounces?
    Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire, 8 June 2017
  • So how does one keep one's face beat when the lavatory is the size of a broom closet and the carry-on liquid threshold is still a measly 3.4 ounces?
    Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire, 8 June 2017
  • The small lavatory, with its dank odor, is decked out with bloody images of Putin and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
    Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • Be sure to use the lavatory first, as there is no exit with the tray table extended.
    Matt Nelson, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Both Mint Studios and Suites are laid out in a 1 – 1 pattern, so no neighbors to clamber over on your way to the lavatory.
    Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2021
  • As such, Southwest does not place cameras in the lavatories of our aircraft.
    CBS News, 26 Oct. 2019
  • 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
  • One thing that has become an issue for me is lavatory size.
    latimes.com, 23 June 2019
  • Both Mint Studios and Suites are laid out in a 1 – 1 pattern, so there won't be any neighbors to clamber over on your way to the lavatory.
    Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2023
  • And that's not to mention the annoyance of the proximity to the lavatory and galley.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 11 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
  • The lavatories at the back of the plane are located between the passenger seats and the galley where the flight attendants prepare drinks and snacks for the fliers.
    Hugo Martin, latimes.com, 20 Jan. 2018
  • The study even takes things a step further, suggesting that passengers shouldn't wash their hands on a flight, as the water in the lavatories comes from the same tank.
    Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2024
  • The Romans had a sponge on a stick available in their communal lavatories.
    Eva Botkin-Kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Another witness told airport police, according to the complaint, that Holmberg went to the first-class lavatory after the incident.
    Clara McMichael, ABC News, 9 July 2024
  • However, cities facing a crush of visitors and a shortage of public lavatories are nudging businesses to open their restrooms to the general public.
    Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 3 July 2024

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