wash

Example Sentences

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“It doesn’t matter how many times you wash your hair,” Richardson said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The Arby’s employee noticed Cynthia’s Fiero parked at a car wash across the street from about 9 to 11:45 that night, hours after the stripogram was supposed to end.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Historically, about 80% of potential pararescuemen wash out of the course, although it is often more, according to military news site Sofrep.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Instead of revealing fine details, they tend to wash over microscopic samples.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

“I was in the forest. I saw—” “Well, wash them—with soap, please—and come to the table. I baked.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell