won't wash
Example Sentences
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Editor of the Sunday Times, Ben Taylor, said the "excuses" of those at the top of Labour Together "won't wash".
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
Trying to dress it up as who has the moral high ground just won’t wash.
From Slate • Sep. 3, 2020
The old saw that horse people really love their animals won’t wash anymore.
From Washington Post • May 5, 2019
But the social stigma clings to her like a bad smell that won’t wash out.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2017
She won’t wash her hair or cut her nails on Friday.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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