doesn't wash
Example Sentences
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Now, they'll say that things are better in the Premier League than they are abroad, but that doesn't wash with me.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
He has been married three times, shares a total of seven children and stepchildren with his third wife, and once said on television that he doesn’t wash his hands because germs aren’t real.
From Slate • Nov. 14, 2024
Judge Watkins said that doesn’t wash, at least for the anti-immigrant label.
From Washington Times • May 1, 2023
Dalessandro wears his 1997 national championship T-shirt that he doesn’t wash between wins, and he always enters the stadium with hope.
From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2021
“She doesn’t change her clothes. She doesn’t wash her dishes.”
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
