go to the bathroom

Example Sentences

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The mayor said they stayed in his office for several hours, and that he had left his office to go to the bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Balfe: To be able to walk around in proper wet weather gear and trousers and be able to go to the bathroom — not to be TMI, but it was so good.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

A man who wanted to desperately get through a speech so he could go to the bathroom?

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

And if you’re one of the 42 percent of Americans who go to the bathroom just to get some alone time?

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2025

I only get up to go to the bathroom and to eat when Mami calls me to the table.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar