urinate

Example Sentences

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Many went from waking up multiple times each night to urinate to waking only about once per night.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

He said he had to urinate in plastic bottles and defecate in bin bags, and that the last time he had a shower was at the end of 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

"I walked into an open cubicle in the women's toilets to be welcomed by a man about to urinate," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Alarmed at the realness of their struggle, they toss their smallfolk a cash bump, a modest promotion, or maybe, if they’re really lucky, a nicer place to urinate.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

They had even dug channels from inside the nets to just beyond them so they could urinate without having to leave their little tents.

From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park