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dirty laundry

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as in dirty linen

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Recent Examples of dirty laundry Instead of tossing your dirty laundry onto the floor (or at the bottom of your closet), place one of these hampers in the same spot to corral them. — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026 The Firm is, unsurprisingly, displeased at the idea of more dirty laundry coming to light. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 July 2026 The dirty laundry never piles up, nor does the ready-to-fold pile. — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 30 June 2026 The tarpaulin draped over a ship propeller brings to mind dirty laundry slung over the blades of an idle fan. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dirty laundry

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dirty linen

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She was promptly alienated by both the receptionist and the doctor and placed in what appeared to be a dirty linen closet instead of an examination room.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

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