washout

Example Sentences

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Each participant completed two separate 28-day diet periods with a 28-day washout period in between.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Both bitcoin and ether have stabilized since Saturday’s sudden washout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

The stock market is likely “closer to the bottom,” after Thursday’s washout, and investors should buy the dip, says Wall Street’s prescient and biggest bull, Tom Lee.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

They were 78-5 and 78-7 against Bangladesh and Pakistan respectively, the tournament's bottom two teams, with an edgy win and a washout papering over concerning cracks.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

With my pockets bulging with ammunition, I climbed out of the washout and ran back to the sycamore tree.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls