wipe off
Example Sentences
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Minutes into the climb, the plebes roll their T-shirts up and throw them, like emcees at a ball game, toward the base of the monument, where other midshipmen use them to wipe off the grease.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
I tried to stay calm and told her to use her blouse to wipe off the blood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
It’s the type of swagger an opponent can’t wait to wipe off a coach’s mug, but good luck with that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
Massage the oil in and wipe off the excess.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2023
He lifts the bottom of his shirt to wipe off the water that’s dripped down his chin, and I look away because it feels too intimate to see the bottom of his freckled stomach.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
