whitewashing
Example Sentences
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Instead of leaning into cliché or whitewashing, he radiated dignity, cultural pride and a new kind of Black romantic masculinity—sensual without becoming caricature.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
The whitewashing of the wall has also been questioned by some who pointed out that maybe this approach was missing the point.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
“Roger W. Straus Jr. completes the process of whitewashing the family name,” she writes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025
I’m not in any way whitewashing what I did, but some people have been kind and compassionate.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2024
Instead of being shot, Yelena was imprisoned in the basement of the officers’ guardhouse for ten days with the job of whitewashing the walls.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
