wash

Example Sentences

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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

One is a wholesale business in Newcastle upon Tyne, the other is a car wash in Cambridgeshire.

From BBC • May 18, 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

“Boy,” I said as I made ready to wash my face, “wasn’t that a storm last night?”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls