urinate

Example Sentences

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Alarmed at the realness of their struggle, they toss their smallfolk a cash bump, a modest promotion, or maybe, if they’re really lucky, a nicer place to urinate.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

"I was getting blood in my urine... it was hurting all the time to urinate."

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

Common symptoms of ovarian cancer include persistent bloating, persistent pelvic or abdominal pain, feeling full quickly or an inability to eat, and an increased or urgent need to urinate.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Some people with kidney failure cannot urinate, so a machine cleans the body of toxins and excess fluid.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025

At school and during field work, all students had to ask permission to urinate or defecate.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden