wash away
Example Sentences
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In natural environments, cycles such as rainfall or tidal changes repeatedly wash away these flawed areas.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
"It's inevitably going to wash away butterfly eggs, remove nesting sites and disrupt underground breeding areas," Hodgson said.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
A USC national football championship without playing Notre Dame rings hollow — an asterisked title, a meal that never satisfies, a taste you can’t quite wash away.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025
Enough of a hit to wash away the stain of regret from all the times we tore open a package and wondered, “What the heck was I thinking?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
The world could wash away, and she would still be there with that lopsided smile, the one that made me smile just thinking about it.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
