washed

Example Sentences

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Excrement especially from cattle, as well as fertilisers washed off fields, are real problems for watercourses.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

They spent four months in basic training and then were sent to the front in Karen state - one night, on their way to get washed, they decided to make a run for it.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“Its Japanese meaning is closer to the state of a river rock that has been washed over and tumbled thousands of times, so that it’s both distinct, and a meaningful part of its environment.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The pull of documenting another city washed in pastels and marked by deep grooves of history led him to Salvador, the capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia, in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

At any moment, if hot weather came, our island could break up and be washed away by the waves.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell