defecate

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

Consider, then, taking in a mammal that can fell a tree, chew through wire, weighs 30 to 60 pounds full-grown, loves to wrestle, needs to swim and can only defecate in water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

In the cooler months of the year — historically from April to September — snakes become sluggish and may not eat, drink, defecate or even move for weeks at a time.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024

When that happens, residents are forced to defecate in wastebaskets in their rooms and then, he said, take “the walk of shame” to deposit their feces in hallway trash rooms.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2023

Whenever they went to look at it, it was sobbing, heaving as if it were trying to defecate.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston