whitewash

Example Sentences

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Sari Bashi, executive director of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, a non-governmental organisation, accused the military of a whitewash.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

While the release of prisoners from the jail has been welcomed, some rights groups have described this move as an attempt to whitewash the facility's past.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 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

Describing Mr. Lai as someone who colluded with “external forces” is a transparent whitewash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

They made sure the picket fences in front of everyone’s home had got a good slap of whitewash on ’em.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis