wash
Example Sentences
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In the remote Ocotillo washes, where the scrubs claw at people’s shins, he recently found what he believes to be the remains of a human finger.
From Los Angeles Times
Thompson said that recent reports of dead and dying seabirds washing ashore in large numbers from Spain to Scotland, is "devastating".
From BBC
Mary might wash the same spot on the floor for hours; leaving the rest of the house filthy.
From Literature
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Later, she babysat and washed dishes for an academic couple in exchange for room and board.
It asks that they simply wash their hands.
From Los Angeles Times
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