washbasin

Example Sentences

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The washbasin is in the room, making the shower and loo less of a squash – the obscured-glass sliding door on the loo/shower affords, well, only minimal privacy, however.

From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2019

I took the washbasin next to him and looked straight at him in the mirror.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2019

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

Lupita went to the washbasin, turned on the cold-water tap, and mopped at her eyes and cheeks with a damp paper towel.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty