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
If it ever ends up in their own hands in between, it doesn’t count as a QCD and the tax benefits wash away.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025
The latrines had been placed beside the river, so the current would wash away the wastes.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
