dirty laundry
noun
: private matters whose public exposure brings distress and embarrassment
called also dirty linen
Examples of dirty laundry in a Sentence
The company is trying to keep its dirty laundry from being aired in public.
Recent Examples on the Web
There is also a bag for shoes and dirty laundry, plus a cosmetic carrier.
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Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2024
His dirty laundry will all out come in open court, including those pricey Zegna threads.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2024
Rather than providing an unwelcome surprise (think of a bag filled with dirty laundry or worse), this site opens the bags, checks the contents and cleans them.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
But had anything actually been wrong with him or Trista, Ryan wouldn’t have aired their dirty laundry online.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
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Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2024
His dirty laundry will all out come in open court, including those pricey Zegna threads.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2024
Rather than providing an unwelcome surprise (think of a bag filled with dirty laundry or worse), this site opens the bags, checks the contents and cleans them.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
But had anything actually been wrong with him or Trista, Ryan wouldn’t have aired their dirty laundry online.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for dirty laundry
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“Dirty laundry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirty%20laundry. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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