laundrette
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Ian's neighbour, he says, is convinced he is secretly running a laundrette from his home and that she can hear noisy machines through the wall.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024
He also had a laundrette and a corner shop, and developed properties.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2022
Going to a laundrette to get your washing done is not most people's idea of fun, but two friends want to change that.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2022
But there is a complication: Johnny and Omar are lovers, and their relationship finds a kind of ironic symbol in the laundrette that may yet get turned into an unlikely thing of beauty.
From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2020
Cleanicum is both a laundrette and a bar.
From The Guardian • Apr. 14, 2019
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