flushing

Example Sentences

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The act of flushing can be a bigger concern than sitting.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

It said some 500 homes and businesses had been affected and water could only be used for flushing toilets - warning that boiling the contaminated water would not make it safe for other uses.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Monitoring the brain’s self-regulation and maintenance functions, like this fluid flushing, are opportunities for new diagnostic tools and avenues for treatment, Nedergaard said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

This Manscaped ad ends with a dude flushing his recently shaved chest hair down the toilet, immediately making the company a sworn enemy of plumbers and landlords nationwide.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

It had flushing toilets; there were no bars, only walls—and within the walls, you had far more freedom.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey