flushing
Example Sentences
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She glanced furiously about, face flushing scarlet as she applied “thick clouds” to her appearance.
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People have been urged not to use tap water for anything other than flushing toilets.
From BBC
Bottled water is being delivered to residents in Killin for a second day and locals have been warned not to use tap water for anything other than flushing toilets.
From BBC
They have been urged not to use tap water for anything other than flushing toilets.
From BBC
It said some 500 homes and businesses had been affected and water could only be used for flushing toilets - warning that boiling the contaminated water would not make it safe for other uses.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.