wash up
Example Sentences
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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
Detainees were being served food on paper clam-shell to-go boxes, rather than regular trays, a staffer said, because the facility lacked employees to wash up at the end of mealtimes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025
Storm Darragh ripped the bench erected in memory of Bill Batcock from its base on Anglesey in December - only for it to wash up months later on a beach in Cumbria.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025
I put an extra layer on, I don't turn the lights on, I make do with a kettle when I need to wash up.
From BBC • Jul. 31, 2024
Then I ran up the stairs to my room to wash up before dinner.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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