a sink in a kitchen for washing dishes, vegetables, etc
everything that can be conceived of
(modifier) denoting a type of drama or painting of the 1950s depicting the sordid aspects of domestic reality
1870–75, for literal sense
First recorded in 1940–45
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As if releasing a pro-stealing film in a very anti-theft corporate culture weren’t ballsy enough, radical filmmaker Boots Riley grabs everything from the kitchen sink and tosses it into the blender for “I Love Boosters.”
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
“We essentially throw the kitchen sink at it,” says Haskin.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
Rallied by the Principality Stadium crowd, Wales threw the kitchen sink at Scotland as the clock ran close to 90 minutes, but Scotland held on to beat their Celtic rivals for a fifth successive match.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
On this particular Sunday, he was underneath the kitchen sink as Kraus spoke to the Journal nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
The kitchen sink area, where they kept their fruit bowl, was dotted with tiny, feathery fruit-fly corpses.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
These aren’t kitchen-sink movies; they’re garbage disposal rejects, alloys composed of leftover scraps.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
Doustdar was appointed CEO of Novo Nordisk last August and has been trying to reset, or even kitchen-sink expectations ever since, lowering guidance and announcing a major restructuring of the business with 9.000 job cuts.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026
The kitchen-sink meals taste good, save money and, happily, result in fewer dishes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
"For all the kitchen-sink bleakness, its community spirit still crackles with warmth, offering glimmers of hope."
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2023
The foul odors of the kitchen-sink added to the night of horrors.
From The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)
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