cloakroom
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
The leader should function as a player-manager who can be trusted to deliver on the Senate floor and in the cloakroom.
From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2025
Also worth noting: Rose added a toilet and a small cloakroom basin by Thomas Crapper & Co. to add a bit of whimsy to the washroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
Mr Mills has submitted a planning application to Sheffield City Council to demolish a toilet block and another area of the building which houses a cloakroom and fire exits.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2024
When she walked into the cloakroom that day, she overheard “members comparing stories of how I got their votes. Some with humor”—as was the case with Donnelly’s—and “some not.”
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2024
A borrowed cloak from the teacher’s cloakroom was quickly found for Penelope’s use.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
![]()
Tape it above the door in the House cloakrooms.
From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2024
The Hill also picked out a defined audience—political addicts who want to know what’s happening in the Senate cloakrooms at all times—and catered to its needs.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2024
“We now have individuals that have breached the Capitol building,” he said, warning them to be prepared to relocate to the cloakrooms.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2021
New cubbies — just like in school — were installed outside the chamber and in the cloakrooms to store Apple cellphones — or a real apple, if you’re Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2020
He should see that employees are orderly in passing in and out, and permit no loitering in the cloakrooms.
From How Department Stores Are Carried On by W. B. Phillips