car wash
noun
1
: an area or structure equipped with facilities for washing automobiles
2
US
: an event at which people pay to have their cars washed to raise money for some purpose
Examples of car wash in a Sentence
Our church is having a car wash tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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WalletHub scored each state on factors that impact the affordability and quality of driving, such as auto repair shops and car washes per capita and rates of car theft and larceny.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
Wallace stars as Harry, an old-school, outspoken down-South car wash owner who quickly has to get his pronouns up to par when his estranged son shows up on his doorstep in Mobile, Alabama, as Desiree (Cox), a proud trans woman.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
Once back, Desiree will win over her dad, help a childhood friend come out of the closet, and maybe even strike up romance with one of the employees at Harry’s car wash.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
In 1985, the state's Supreme Court ruled that ladies' day promotions at car washes and elsewhere and ladies' night promotions at restaurants and nightclubs violated the act.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
Wallace stars as Harry, an old-school, outspoken down-South car wash owner who quickly has to get his pronouns up to par when his estranged son shows up on his doorstep in Mobile, Alabama, as Desiree (Cox), a proud trans woman.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
Once back, Desiree will win over her dad, help a childhood friend come out of the closet, and maybe even strike up romance with one of the employees at Harry’s car wash.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
In 1985, the state's Supreme Court ruled that ladies' day promotions at car washes and elsewhere and ladies' night promotions at restaurants and nightclubs violated the act.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Car wash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20wash. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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