wash up
Example Sentences
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This makes the precise consequences very difficult to predict, but this new wave of inflation from the Gulf will wash up on the shores of the rest of the globe, including here in the UK.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
"It was always going to 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
Scientists are able to study the creatures only when they wash up on a beach.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
“Humph!” said Mary Poppins as she tucked him in and went away to wash up the supper things....
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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