whitewash

Example Sentences

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Littler did avoid the whitewash, with an ironic celebration showing he felt it was nothing more than a consolation.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

With Ireland already on the ropes, Ollivon surged past Caelan Doris and slid across the whitewash to give the hosts a commanding halfway lead.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

“Because them trying to whitewash the investigation into the death of Keith Porter is a nonstarter. We’re not going to allow that to happen.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

The series gives Pakistan another T20 whitewash of Australia, following a 2–0 victory in 2010 and a 3–0 sweep in 2018, providing a timely boost ahead of next week's T20 World Cup.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Then he made us whitewash a wall, which was interesting, as none of us had ever done that before, and we proceeded to get whitewash all over ourselves.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers