We have a tumble-dryer, but we also have a bathroom that has a gas-powered drying facility, and gas, my wife assures me, is cheaper than electricity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Second-hand clothes market in Japan] Reference

The moment she got back, she promised herself, she would persuade Humphrey to marry her; never mind the tumble-dryer and the fitted carpets, they could come later.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heidelberg Wedding]

She was surprised when she heard him on the phone, not that she could hear what he was saying as the tumble-dryer sounded like an express train shuddering through the kitchen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Civvies]

Puffed-up politicians on both sides of the House seek from new arrivals a pledge of citizenship that endorses "Australian values" at a time when our values are tangled in a global tumble-dryer.    From Wordnik.com.  [POOR, POOR, PITIFUL OZ] Reference

Is it humane to keep a tumble-dryer that can develop a crush on you?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Guardian World News] Reference

The drive itself around the island was a rollercoaster-cum-oven not unlike being chucked in a tumble-dryer .... bumpy and steaming hot.    From Wordnik.com.  [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference

'Vacationing People' rumbles around like a tumble-dryer on its lowest spin, piercing twinkling guitars refresh its husky revolving rhythms.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Line Of Best Fit] Reference

3 Invest in a ceiling airer and get rid of the tumble-dryer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference

I’m always wondering why the Japanese don’t use a tumble-dryer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Second-hand clothes market in Japan] Reference