gents'
noun
the gents, a men's room.
gents'
American
[jents]
/ dʒɛnts /
noun
(used with a singular verb)
gents
British
/ dʒɛnts /
noun
Etymology
Origin of gents'
Example Sentences
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The gents' at South End Green near Hampstead Heath - a listed building - is a Victorian underground lavatory block that has been lavishly restored to its former glory.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2022
I first interviewed Andrew Bacevich, the soldier turned scholar, after he spoke at the Hope Club, an old-line gents’ establishment in Providence, Rhode Island.
From Salon ● May 15, 2016
Further sources of polonium were found on and below the gents’ hand-dryer, at over 5,000 counts per second.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2016
He cut the number of patterns from several thousand to only four, intended solely for the gents' jacket market.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2013
“Oh, no. No, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. That is just what there isn’t. He must have stepped into the gents’ room.”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
FBI Director Kash Patel on Wednesday highlighted a separate partnership with the UFC to teach federal gents "amazing tactics so they can safeguard American lives."
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
“One of the gents has said on many occasions if he wasn’t in the group he wouldn’t be here now – the group has saved his life.”
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024
“My cliquish world consisted of ladies and gents from Manhattan’s exclusive private schools and preppies down from New England boarding schools who played bit-parts on weekends and holidays,” she wrote.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
It’s definitely all about the gents for the foreseeable future.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2022
"Come right through here, gents," he said while leading us toward the back of the apartment.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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