doesn't wash
Example Sentences
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This is the same man who declared in 2019 that he doesn’t wash his hands because “germs are not a real thing.”
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Now, they'll say that things are better in the Premier League than they are abroad, but that doesn't wash with me.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
Judge Watkins said that doesn’t wash, at least for the anti-immigrant label.
From Washington Times ● May 1, 2023
The rain, as long as it doesn’t wash too much away, won’t necessarily make things harder for the crews, though it may slow them down.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2018
The seawater falls over them in waves, but it doesn’t wash them away.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
