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

He was told to go to the bathroom block and Cheryl ran giggling into the ladies' changing rooms, refusing to come out.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

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

No surprise, given that he had to relearn how to sit, stand, walk, run — even how to go to the bathroom at school.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

For some time, I had needed to go to the bathroom.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals