unwashed

Example Sentences

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Yes, the full-size blender can feel like a production — heavy, loud, vaguely judgmental when left unwashed in the sink.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Door handles, faucet knobs, and flush levers tend to be more contaminated because they are frequently touched, often with unwashed hands.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Modi, as the Italian was affectionately called, was urbane, well-groomed and handsome, while Soutine was destitute, sickly and notoriously unwashed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

They won so I wore it again, unwashed for Game 2.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

The day was miserably hot and muggy, full of flies, mosquitoes, and the bad smells of soapmaking, the outhouses, fish someone had caught, unwashed bodies.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler