water closet
Example Sentences
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Paar left his program after NBC censors cut a water closet joke from his monologue, which became one of the biggest TV industry controversies of that era.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
Here are treasures from the Roman latrine to the Tudor garderobe to the Victorian water closet to the elegant “compactum.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024
The European-style bathroom is massive, with a deep soaking bathtub that I can easily fit into, but a relatively standard-size shower and water closet.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2022
Photos of his alleged water closet circulated all over social media, showing a veritable throne with lion heads.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2021
Here’s a little water closet, the toilet full of urine.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
