wash

Example Sentences

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We spotted them beginning to sprout along a dry creek wash.

From Los Angeles Times

She also expects an uptick in warming bonfires — “in the past we’ve seen people that will throw firewood into a washing machine drum” — which can injure bystanders or ignite nearby structures.

From Los Angeles Times

The roads on either side of a bridge that serves as the sole artery allowing entrance and egress to the neighborhood were washed out, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

The high wind alerts come after the region was drenched for days, causing debris flows that washed through homes in Wrightwood.

From Los Angeles Times

Back home, after the train ride, I washed and dried the mushrooms and sent them sizzling into a pan with shallots, garlic, salt, pepper and an indecent amount of smoked paprika.

From Salon