wipe

Example Sentences

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“When he left baseball suddenly, I knew something was wrong,” Bean’s mother, Linda Kovac, said Friday, pausing to wipe away tears.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

I had to pause momentarily while writing this paragraph just to wipe a tear from the corner of my eye.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

AI tools are improving at a dizzying pace, raising fears that the technology could wipe out jobs across legal, accounting and other industries where software is essential.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

ATMs were supposed to wipe out bank tellers.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

I wipe my wet palms on my pants, take a deep breath, and try to drum up confidence I don’t have.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam