wash

Example Sentences

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“Today’s data flow was a wash. Every data point, whether hawkish or dovish, had a caveat,” writes Bank of America’s economics team.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

“Our home is gone. We have no hygiene, we cannot wash. We have nothing.”

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2024

“There was no way to wash. We had no electricity. No water.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 8, 2023

“Tap water is not potable, but people use it to wash. Pipes burst daily, and power is cut two or three times a day,” Coskuner told The Associated Press.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2023

“You go do the wash. Tess is going to the fields today.”

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler