wash up
Example Sentences
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Detainees were being served food on paper clam-shell to-go boxes, rather than regular trays, a staffer said, because the facility lacked employees to wash up at the end of mealtimes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025
But Nordic Denmark is certainly not what's seen as a frontline state - like Italy - where people smugglers' boats frequently wash up along its shores.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025
Mr Simpson adds: "We thought something would wash up here."
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025
"You couldn't flush the toilet, you couldn't clean and wash up food, it's only right you get compensation for that period."
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025
The boys grumbled but went downstairs with Ma and Ba to wash up, while I cleaned out Ba’s ashtray and pulled my nightgown from the chifforobe.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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