wash

Example Sentences

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If possible, wash the wound with soap and water; avoid using antiseptic wipes, which may irritate the wound.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

His daughter shared the basic information she had—offering scant clues, like how her dad wouldn’t wash the kelp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Instead of revealing fine details, they tend to wash over microscopic samples.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

This makes the precise consequences very difficult to predict, but this new wave of inflation from the Gulf will wash up on the shores of the rest of the globe, including here in the UK.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Men’s shirts hung shoulder to shoulder on wash lines strung between posts under the glaring sun.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu