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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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
He cut the number of patterns from several thousand to only four, intended solely for the gents' jacket market.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2013
Although, admittedly, where I am standing is just by the gents' toilets in a succession of the hippest venues in western Europe.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 3, 2013
"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
Schauffele's picture adorns the entrance to the gents loos in the media centre.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025
“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
A group of seven ever-so-proper ladies and gents, with ramrod-straight posture and pinkies extended, are seated in a row of wooden chairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
“Ladies bow low and the gents bow under, couples up tight and swing like thunder!”
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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