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
Storm Arwen saw hundreds of starfish and other sea creatures wash up near Nairn in the Highlands in November 2021.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025
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
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
She took such good care of the little girl—making her a spot to sleep, helping her wash up in the stream, telling her a story as darkness settled on the wooded valley.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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