washbasin

Example Sentences

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Kurczy likens it to a "washbasin for Godzilla."

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2021

They hid under a washbasin for three days surviving on cookies and a bag of pinol, a cornstarch and chocolate powder mixed with water or milk.

From Washington Times • Jul. 27, 2018

Instead of traditional boys and girls toilets with partially-enclosed cubicles in a closed off sometimes intimidating space, the academy uses full-enclosed cubicles that open into a public washbasin area.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2017

He was eighty-five, and during a trip to Mexico he fell and hit his head against a washbasin while getting up in the night.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 14, 2015

“Mind your manners, Nell,” she scolded, handing me a comb and pointing toward the washbasin.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan