wash down
Example Sentences
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Someone got the timing wrong Sunday at the oldest Grand Slam tournament, where the bubbly helps wash down the strawberries and cream.
From Washington Times • Jul. 9, 2023
In Hong Kong, milk tea is an unassuming beverage, something you use to wash down sweet French toast off a plastic plate.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2022
“Something would happen, and the announcer would get excited. The crowd would roar, the sound would come out of that speaker like water out of a showerhead, and it seemed to wash down on me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2022
In the middle of Liselle’s party, a woman knocks at the door and asks if she can wash down the house’s windows for a few dollars.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2021
The Wall would be flowing off to the south, the melting ice mingling with warm rain to wash down in sheets and rivers.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
