wash out
Example Sentences
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American Chloe Kim washed out on her final run, falling short of a historic third consecutive snowboard gold medal at the Winter Olympics on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times
“Maybe any trees still standing after the earthquake were washed out by the river. That water is moving.”
From Literature
A key factor will be whether enough market froth has been removed—and enough speculative positions washed out—to put fundamentals back in the driver’s seat.
MarketWatch: Can traders actually fix their psychological issues, or do most just wash out?
From MarketWatch
Even though it’s out of my way, I like to make sure this path stays as clean as possible, so none of the garbage washes out to sea.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
