urinate

Example Sentences

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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

Some people with kidney failure cannot urinate, so a machine cleans the body of toxins and excess fluid.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025

“It’s not like they intentionally gather to urinate together — since they urinate wherever they are. Perhaps it might be easy to imagine contagious yawning.”

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025

He walked off to urinate and when he came back said, “My daddy passed through here, I think. He said it was forest then. When he came back, it had all been cleared by settlers.”

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead