wash

Example Sentences

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A movie poster showing a sheet of mono-yellow coloured wallpaper might typically wash over your head.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

A two week "wash out" period separated the phases so the researchers could reset the conditions before testing the next drink.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Readers willing to let some of the technical details wash over them are rewarded with a lively picture of the contemporary frontiers of science where, the authors argue, certainty does not belong.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

It’s awesome because they rub you from head to toe with body oil, then they wash your hair and give you a cucumber and yogurt mask.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

“Why would I wash just the bottoms if the top was in the basket, too?”

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold