How to Use launder in a Sentence

launder

verb
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  • He used a phony business to launder money from drug dealing.
  • Each set was slept on for up to three weeks and laundered a few times.
    — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The banker had concerns that the money may be laundered, and closed the account.
    — David Voreacos, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The money laundering charge could get her up to 20 years in prison.
    — Stuart Leavenworth, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Allow the item to soak for an hour up to overnight, then launder as usual.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2022
  • At the time, the gang had laundered $500 million in ransomware payments.
    — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 7 June 2023
  • To launder, machine wash on cool and then lay flat to dry or tumble dry on low.
    — Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Who doesn’t want to stop Russian oligarchs and drug lords from laundering money in the U.S.?
    — Amber Gunn, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
  • At home, Paul’s wife, Jean, would take his dirty uniforms into the basement, shake them out and launder them.
    — Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The feds found the nail salons, vending machines and laser tag arena that Walt, Jesse and Saul used to launder money.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Plus, the bed sheets are plenty easy to launder: Simply toss them in the washing machine and tumble dry on low.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Make sure to use it when laundering all your favorite gym outfits for the best results!
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The best way to extend the life of your sports bras is to follow proper care instructions when laundering them.
    — Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 26 July 2023
  • Once again, his words and actions will be laundered by allies in politics and the media.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 25 July 2023
  • The latter smells like linens freshly laundered by somebody else.
    — Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
  • Sportswashing — the use of sports to launder a country or company’s image — has been around since the Greeks and Romans.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2022
  • For best results, allow the product to sit on the stain for 15 minutes, and then launder the fabric as usual.
    — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2022
  • No one is trying to launder money through your bank accounts.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 17 May 2022
  • For bright colors, aim to launder items less frequently to help slow the color-fading process.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • To launder, simply toss in the washing machine and the dryer—no dry cleaning required.
    — Terri Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Plus, the convenient pre-measured pacs make laundering your clothes a breeze.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Qatar stands accused of using the soccer World Cup to launder its poor human rights image.
    — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Nov. 2022
  • An online gambling site can be used to launder money in a variety of ways.
    — Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022
  • The fabric also shrank a little after being laundered and had some wrinkles in it, despite the name.
    — Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Just spray directly onto a stain and allow to sit for up to five minutes, then launder as usual.
    — Jodhaira Rodriguez, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2022
  • This is the end, after all, as the series, about the Byrde family, which moved from Chicago to the Ozarks to launder money for a drug cartel, finishes its run.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Yet, every minute of the day, a criminal is seeking to outsmart compliance teams and launder the proceeds of crime.
    — Ian Henderson, Forbes, 6 May 2022
  • There was no shrinkage or loose threads after laundering, making this a durable towel, too.
    — L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
  • The 2010 reforms ended this practice, but candidates since then have looked for new ways to launder money by crossing state lines.
    — al, 11 May 2022
  • In addition, two of Next Health’s owners pleaded guilty to using it to launder money derived from health care fraud.
    — Lois Norder, ajc, 28 June 2022

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