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
Bill Bryson wrote about it in his 1995 book Notes From A Small Island saying: "There is no place in the world finer for a pee than the ornate gents' room of the Philharmonic."
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2020
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
"There's some paper back there in the gents' room. You ought to wipe out your ears."
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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
It’s definitely all about the gents for the foreseeable future.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2022
There were more than a hundred conversational threads — all with older gents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
The guy driving the cargo platform told us to step aboard, step aboard, ladies and gents.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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