How to Use dirty laundry in a Sentence

dirty laundry

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  • The company is trying to keep its dirty laundry from being aired in public.
  • The book is just like airing dirty laundry out - in a good way.
    — Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, PEOPLE.com, 16 June 2021
  • The most obvious is keeping the cat out of your son's room and dirty laundry up off the floor.
    — Cathy Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 17 July 2019
  • This is a space to air your dirty laundry and request that perfect strangers tell you how to get the stains out.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Just don’t be surprised if they’re filled with dirty laundry.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Our hearts were light, though our luggage was heavy with dirty laundry.
    — Spencer McFadden Hoge and Cynthia McFadden, Town & Country, 25 Oct. 2020
  • Fox doesn’t mind if strangers are willing to air out their dirty laundry in front of cameras.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2018
  • Statler and Dempsey are cleansing and airing out their dirty laundry.
    — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
  • WeWork had much of its dirty laundry aired and its CEO deposed last year.
    — Eric Newcomer, Bloomberg.com, 8 May 2020
  • Then go around with a hamper and collect any dirty laundry.
    — Life Kit, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Players-only meetings were held and dirty laundry was aired out in the press.
    — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Accidents happen and, whoosh, you get caught up in the dirty laundry.
    — George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Urey left home every day at 5:30 a.m. in a crisp T-shirt and creased slacks, dirty laundry under his arm.
    — Lee Jenkins, SI.com, 6 Mar. 2018
  • Look, no party likes to air their dirty laundry in public.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 12 May 2021
  • The suit, a rare airing of corporate dirty laundry, follows the board’s...
    — Heather Haddon and Suzanne Vranica, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2020
  • The bedroom's the obvious place to go looking for dirty laundry — but don't forget about the den!
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 21 Sep. 2018
  • The dirty laundry is washed only at home—aka don’t air your dirty laundry in public.
    — Irina Gonzalez, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Beds need to be made, dirty laundry done, dishes out of the sink, and romantic touches added.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Biosah airs all their dirty laundry throughout the song, often in great detail.
    — Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2018
  • In other words, airing your dirty laundry in public just got a whole lot more stylish.
    — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Harry says that the Royal Family airs its dirty laundry through leaks with the press.
    — Vulture, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Would the presidents want to deal with the discovery process and any dirty laundry that might surface?
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Rage aren’t a band like Aerosmith or Fleetwood Mac that airs their dirty laundry in public.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
  • One of his cellmates offered to smuggle out a note for Mr. Goodwin in his dirty laundry.
    — Dion Nissenbaum, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2021
  • Kotb, 58, chimed in to defend herself over airing Bush Hager's dirty laundry live on air.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2022
  • And once your clothes are no longer clean, the zippered pouch makes an excellent dirty laundry hamper.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The dollar has been rising steadily since the end of the Great Recession as the U.S. has been seen by many as the cleanest shirt in a dirty laundry hamper.
    — Ben Carlson, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2020
  • Her mere five-word response not just aired Odom's dirty laundry but threw him and probably his ego under the bus.
    — Daniela Sternitzky-Di Napoli, Houston Chronicle, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Bob and Linda get in a fight about dirty laundry, so Linda suggests a family outing to watch a rom-com.
    — Lillian Brown, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The Chinese Communist Party does not usually air its dirty laundry in public.
    — Maya Wang, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2021

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