washed

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When I saw the headlines that flames were ravaging Santa Rosa Island, sadness washed over me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

A wall label informs us that Duchamp, at the 1912 Paris Aviation Show, told Constantin Brancusi: “Painting’s washed up. Who’ll do anything better than that propeller?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

"I've already heard of Ebola and it's a disease that scares me a lot," Mapenzi said as she washed her laundry in a basin on the ground.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

"Help me go home," viewers hear Odysseus plead, after having first found the King of Ithaca washed up on a far away sea shore.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

As I turned loose of the leather, I saw that my hands were so wet with sweat they looked as wet as they did when I washed dishes for Mama once in a while.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls