defecation

Example Sentences

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One person reported that there was “a sick inmate in the bunk above them whose defecation was falling into their bunk.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

There are always tales of rampant public defecation and they can't stop talking about it.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2023

“At times, they sparkle with scales, like the sun glinting on the water. Every whale defecation is unique,” he writes.

From Scientific American • Oct. 19, 2023

In 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that 100% of India's villages had declared themselves free of open defecation after a massive toilet-building programme by his government.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2023

Diarrhea became the constant companion of many riders, some of whom became virtuosos of defecation.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand