wash away
Example Sentences
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That’s a question I ask myself daily as I watch the pandemic’s effects continue to wash away so many people’s consideration for their fellow humans.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
Albariño wine pairs well with cheeses, fish tacos, herbaceous salads—and, as Hemingway did, you can also drink it to wash away the faint metallic taste of oysters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
In natural environments, cycles such as rainfall or tidal changes repeatedly wash away these flawed areas.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
Buffalo needs to wash away the foul taste of that one-point loss to Philadelphia, plus the Bills want to turn off the lights at Highmark Stadium in style.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026
Memories I sometimes wish I could wash away, even though I am aware that they are an important part of what my life is; who I am now.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
