How to Use water closet in a Sentence

water closet

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  • The master suite has a two-way fireplace and his-and-her water closets.
    — Ebony Day, azcentral, 27 Apr. 2020
  • The en-suite bathroom will include a walk-in shower, a freestanding tub, and a water closet tucked away in the far side of the space.
    — Maya Homan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2022
  • The first-floor master suite has a sitting room, two closets and two water closets.
    — Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2019
  • The master bath has a jetted tub, steam room and dual water closets.
    — Lorraine Longhi, azcentral, 21 May 2018
  • The attached bathroom, which Field said is nearly the same square footage of the bedroom, has dual sinks, a water closet and a walk-in shower.
    — Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2020
  • The arched doorway connects the suite; for privacy, Dabito added a water closet with a pocket door (not shown).
    — Maria V. Charbonneaux and Liz Strong, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2021
  • There are two water closets, a steam shower, soaking tub, wardrobe room and laundry.
    — Jeastman, oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The master bedroom leads directly to the pool area, and the master bathroom has a marble floor, sauna, bidet and water closet.
    — Julie Lasky, New York Times, 16 May 2018
  • The place is standard tenement issue: 12 feet wide, bathtub in the kitchen, a water closet and no room for a proper stove or fridge.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2020
  • The bedrooms, which cost $1,530 round trip, feature a shower, contained in a separate water closet, both of which the roomette lacks.
    — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Here, a guide to zhuzhing up a prosaic powder room or water closet with a marble wash station.
    — Nina Molina, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023
  • At the end of 1926, Dede had tried to stow away on a Fabre steamer en route to New York, but he was discovered and for the remainder of the journey detained in a frigid water closet.
    — Brent Hayes Edwards, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020
  • There's a tub in place, tucked into an windowed nook, and what looks to be an antique pocket door installed in a future water closet, but not much else.
    — Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE.com, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The master bathroom features a large bathtub with a shower and water closet on either side.
    — Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News, 26 June 2020
  • The model unit’s en suite bathroom includes two single vanities and a water closet for the toilet.
    — Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The master bathroom has his-and-her vanities, a soaking tub, a shower, and a separate water closet.
    — Karen A. Avitabile, courant.com, 21 Dec. 2017
  • The old half bath was reconfigured for a full bath large enough for a full shower, double sink vanity, and private water closet.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 16 Apr. 2022
  • One of the bedrooms boasts a courtyard of its own, while the master suite includes a walk-in closet, separate water closet, shower, and even an outdoor shower.
    — Lauren Ro, Curbed, 21 May 2018
  • There is also an additional sink in the water closet and backyard access and dual walk-in closets.
    — Monica Lander, The Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2019
  • The primary bathroom has two sinks, a separate bathtub and shower and a water closet, according to the floorplan.
    — Dallas News, 12 Mar. 2022
  • Both bedrooms access a spacious bath that has a double vanity with a teak countertop, as well as a walk-in shower, water closet, and laundry.
    — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Following Thomas Crapper’s improved model in 1891, water closets became popular, first among the wealthy, and then among the middle-class.
    — Katherine A. Foss, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2020
  • The turret apartment has a separate ground floor water closet, another bathroom and three floors that can be used for bedrooms, office or studio space or even a home gym.
    — Lauren Beale, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
  • At one end of the long hallway are two spacious bedrooms connected by a Jack-and-Jill bathroom with granite counters, two sinks, a separate water closet with a door, and a glass-door shower.
    — Karen A. Avitabile, courant.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The spa-like bath has a jetted tub, heated floors, and an oversized tiled shower with a glass door, a separate water closet, double sinks and a convenient attached walk-in dressing room.
    — Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2022
  • There are two separate water closets (with toilets), two vanities and two closets in the master bathroom.
    — Gonzalo Bueno., Dallas News, 10 Apr. 2020
  • The lack of a separate bedroom also leaves more room for a bathroom, and the Harmony 3’s spacious water closet includes a large shower and backlit lighting.
    — Megan Barber, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2018
  • As of ten years ago, apartments in various atrophied East Berlin neighborhoods had smog-emitting wood-burning stoves and shared water closets in the hallways.
    — Elisabeth Zerofsky, The New Yorker, 12 July 2019
  • There are also two walk-in closets and a spa like master bathroom, which features a European tile shower, a large soaking Kohler tub, and a separate water closet.
    — courant.com, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The en-suite bath features a dual vanity with white cabinetry and a quartz counter, as well as a water closet and a shower that has a frameless glass door and a gray ceramic tile surround with a glass tile inlay.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2021

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