washout

Example Sentences

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Following a washout period, they consumed a low-carotenoid tomato juice for another four weeks.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Even a washout against Ireland could not dampen their spirits.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Stocks may stage a tepid recovery from Tuesday’s Greenland-inspired washout, but anxiety remains high as President Trump arrives in Davos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

The stock market is likely “closer to the bottom,” after Thursday’s washout, and investors should buy the dip, says Wall Street’s prescient and biggest bull, Tom Lee.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

Grandpa stared at the washout and then at the dead Ford.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns