women's room
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of women's room
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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In the women’s room, she assigned me a locker, then showed me how to clock in and out.
From Literature
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Somehow I made it through the day, and at six o’clock I went down to the women’s room and gathered my handbag.
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Within a relatively short time, female lawmakers had the same ease of access to a restroom as their male colleagues, with the women’s room installed in a space formerly used for the men’s shoeshine stand.
From Seattle Times
The Pasadena nonprofit runs a food pantry, does street outreach and runs a safe haven called the Women’s Room, which helped line up housing for Shimatsu.
From Los Angeles Times
She demanded they build a much bigger women’s room, which they did.
From Washington Post
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