wash out
Example Sentences
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As natural disasters in Los Angeles go, a rain delay temporarily washing out a music festival is pretty low stakes.
From Los Angeles Times
Five out of 11 games were washed out, which hindered Pakistan, Sri Lanka and New Zealand's tournament significantly.
From BBC
“Gold is likely to remain under pressure until the fast money that recently joined the market is washed out.”
Between the 2022 World Cup and the start of this edition, Australia played 31 one-day internationals, winning 26 and losing four, with one washed out.
From BBC
This victory ensures England finish second in the group and if the semi-final is washed out on both Wednesday and the reserve day they would progress by virtue of their higher finish in the groups.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.