Example Sentences

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Toilets lacked basic items such as soap, while water gushing from the faucets was tinged brown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

"Toilets were not working. This is terrible, especially for babies and elderly people," she said.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025

Toilets aren’t like cellphones, points out EPA engineer Stephanie Tanner: You don’t just buy a new one when the latest model drops.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2025

Toilets are designed to efficiently empty the contents inside the bowl through a downward motion into the drain pipe.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2023

Toilets and hoppers shall be properly and adequately ventilated to the external air.

From Rules and regulations governing maternity hospitals and homes ... September, 1922 by California. State Board of Charities and Corrections