Sentence examples for like a washer from inspiring English sources

Even having an informal credit inquiry before the purchase of a big-ticket item like a washer and dryer could affect the closing, or prompt the mortgage lender to change the loan terms.

Adding to the confusion, consumers can -- depending on the store -- purchase extended warranties for an individual item or in discounted packages where the price is proportionally reduced if you buy warranties for more than one item, like a washer, dryer and dishwasher together.

Durable goods purchases — things like a washer and dryer — are another example.

Thirty-five yeago ago today you came into world with a compact design and a $1,565 price tag, at time when IBM's entry-level "microcomputer" run $90,000 and looked more like a washer and dryer set.

If you're offering use of large appliances like a washer and dryer, refrigerator, or dishwasher, make sure they're in working order.

Mr. Israel had never lived with suburban trappings like a washer-dryer, a dishwasher or a garage, but Ms. Israel missed them greatly.

In German, there's a saying, "You gossip like a washer-woman!" I always say, "No, I gossip like a scientist!" In Ed's memoir, he said of me — and this touched me very much — "He's like the younger brother I never had".

When we focus on the "human activities" that are causing climate change, we sound like we're laying climate blame on things like using a washer and dryer, driving, flipping a light switch and other day-to-day things many humans in the developed world take for granted and that many humans in the developing world would very much like to do, too.

"As the tear becomes bigger and bigger, it's like a broken washer that moves around in the hip and causes symptoms," he said.

He joined WCBS-TV in New York in 1979 as host of "Real Life," a weekly magazine show in which he interviewed plain folks, like a window washer at the Empire State Building.

WHILE a garden hose and some detergent and elbow grease will get the job done, there is nothing like a pressure washer to take the pressure out of all sorts of chores: preparing patio furniture for storage, degreasing the grill or cleaning oil stains from the garage floor.