flushed

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“Every single day I was on it, all day long,” the Chico, Calif., woman said Thursday, her voice tremulous and her cheeks flushed to the color of her rose maxi dress.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Elevated volume last week feels like weak shareholders have been flushed out and a fresh regime of new investors has emerged.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Martin Lewis said in his BBC Radio 5Live podcast that he knew of people who had been "panicked into overpaying" and for most borrowers it would be money "flushed" away.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

What Monday’s selling actually accomplished: weak hands got flushed 48 hours before China’s policy takes effect.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

The nearest neighbors had laughed at her, a small girl swamped in a coat running into the wind; so she’d flushed, and woken earlier the next day so nobody would see her.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell