wash up
Example Sentences
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He worries that even more detritus will wash up on the beach in the future.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
Mr Simpson adds: "We thought something would wash up here."
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025
About 62,000 items wash up on the beach each year, much of it from the waterways in and around Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025
Scientists are able to study the creatures only when they wash up on a beach.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
And while you’re in there, please wash up.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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