awash

Example Sentences

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The schools, clinics, the manicured golf course — onetime amenities from an industry awash in petrodollars — gone or overgrown with weeds.

From Los Angeles Times

For as long as many residents of Nairobi can remember, the Kenyan capital has been awash with red every 14 February.

From BBC

While the Dodgers were ultimately bathed in cheers, he and wife Kayla were awash in agony.

From Los Angeles Times

The recruitment website is jazzy, awash with pictures of happy young workers, and festooned with upbeat mini-slogans such as "insane speed", "infinite curiosity" and "customer obsession".

From BBC

While the most likely destination is China, if it doesn’t go there it could lead to a market awash with statements about Russian oil being shut in, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal