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urinal

[yoor-uh-nl] / ˈjʊər ə nl /


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The piece proved an immediate hit, with critics comparing it to ready-made master Marcel Duchamp’s 1917 porcelain urinal, “Fountain.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

Like guys shouldn’t ever talk at the urinal.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2024

I said, No. 1, don’t talk to me while we’re at the urinal and then really?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2024

Elsewhere, there's an outdoor pool, a gym upholstered in reindeer leather, and a workshop-come-nightclub, complete with a large metal urinal.

From BBC May 5, 2024

There was a polite grunt from the urinal immediately to his right, although he had heard nobody come in.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

I base this not on any grand political theory but on how many times I stood next to members of Congress at urinals at DCA during my years living in D.C.

From Slate Nov. 7, 2025

Other additions to the 17,500-seat arena include five full-sized courts and 1,160 toilets and urinals to keep fans in their seats.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2024

With residents banned from cooking in city shelters, some prepared meals in a nearby public restroom, slicing raw meat on the men’s room sink next to the urinals and toilet stalls.

From Seattle Times Jan. 25, 2024

The mats are placed in urinals and designed to reduce odours.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2023

Jerry Grindstaff entered an empty men’s room, and, positioning himself at the center one of three urinals, unzipped his fly.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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