How to Use car wash in a Sentence

car wash

noun
Definition of car washnext
  • They were spotted on May 3 in the Ford F-150 at the car wash.
    — Eric Levenson and Amanda Watts, CNN, 10 May 2022
  • Just be sure to cross out the name of the car wash on the address box.
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Vicky White was not seen in the photos from the car wash.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 May 2022
  • The sharp, vibrant cars that make up the mural add flair to the car wash.
    — Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Sanchez worked for a time with his brothers-in-law at a car wash.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
  • The car wash did not appear to be active at the time of the incident.
    — Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Fans of the show know that in the first season Walt worked part time at a car wash to help make ends meet.
    — Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2021
  • Surveillance video from the car wash showed the Cadillac.
    — CBS News, 12 May 2022
  • Around the corner was a shuttered fireworks store and a car wash.
    — Kartikay Mehrotra, ProPublica, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Perhaps a plot with a view of the Roy Rogers or that car wash that went out of business?
    — David Sedaris, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2021
  • On Friday night, Phish turned the place into a car wash.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
  • But, in the first sign of the day that easing restrictions aren’t the flipping of a switch, the car wash was closed.
    — Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, 5 May 2020
  • The truck pump would be south of where the car wash currently is at the Pride gas station.
    — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 31 Dec. 2020
  • The car wash may be quick, but take your time perusing all of the options.
    — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2021
  • Keep your car clean:Why does Louisville have so many car washes?
    — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 31 May 2023
  • Kind of like you when visiting the car wash after a long road trip.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Write a thank-you card to a veteran and get a free car wash in Provo.
    — Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Her dad worked at a car wash in Queens, did construction work and cleaned.
    — Nicole Carroll, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2020
  • If that means letting your car sit out in the rain for free car washes, then do that!
    — Logan Carter, Quartz, 12 May 2024
  • Amounts will likely be just enough to ruin a good car wash.
    — oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2020
  • Again, the free car wash offer through Sept. 20, offers the CLEanest wash.
    — cleveland, 12 Sep. 2020
  • Five days later, Fotis and Michelle took the Tacoma to the car wash and detail shop.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 May 2022
  • The company is willing to let the house remain, building a car wash behind and to the side of it.
    — Jennifer Brett, ajc, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Hold a bake sale, candy sale or car wash, or just bring in all your pennies.
    — Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2023
  • The car then rolled forward, pinning him between the car and the car wash’s machinery.
    — Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022
  • The mother was outside of the car wash on the Fourth of July with her daughters to watch a fireworks show.
    — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2024
  • Police said the car wash was not activated at the time.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2022
  • John D’Eri co-founded the car wash business with his son Thomas in Parkland back in 2013.
    — Scott Luxor, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Following the sound, the officers were directed to a car wash on Van Brunt Boulevard, near I-70.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2024
  • The challenge starts with a silly makeover for both parents, an enormous ice cream sundae, and a ride through the car wash with the windows down — but an anarchic trip to the amusement park ends with both parents arrested.
    — Danny Horn, EW.com, 20 July 2024

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