eyewash

Example Sentences

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"For us in the Khumbu region, it has just been an eyewash," said Nawang Thome Sherpa, head of a local body in Phakding, one of the vulnerable villages downstream Imja lake.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Throw on a lab coat, spark a Bunsen burner, and stay close to the eyewash station, but hopefully it won’t come to that.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Some employees had to walk a quarter of a mile to reach a station, L&I found, and one eyewash station was behind a locked door, the department alleged.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023

On Dec. 15, the agency cited GEO Group for failing to provide unobstructed access to emergency eyewash equipment, and for failing to provide workers with effective information and training on hazardous materials.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2023

He was the only man Esteban had ever met who polished his fingernails and put blue eyewash in his eyes.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende