washed-up
Example Sentences
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Wind gusts were so strong at Island Bay that two women were knocked off their feet as waves washed up over the road, an AFP journalist saw.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
However, ZSL says the public will also be able to observe some operations and post-mortems, including examinations of dolphins or porpoises that have washed up dead on UK beaches.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
In that year more than 50,000 seabirds washed up on the Europe's Atlantic coast.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
A beach in south Wales "went global" last month when news spread that 200 Victorian shoes had washed up on its shores.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
Decent people everywhere were affronted, and Milo was all washed up untn he opened his books to the public and disclosed the tremendous profit he had made.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
