wash up

Example Sentences

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A jellyfish-like creature called Velella velella, also known as by-the-wind sailors, can wash up on West Coast shores and are usually harmless to people.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

This makes the precise consequences very difficult to predict, but this new wave of inflation from the Gulf will wash up on the shores of the rest of the globe, including here in the UK.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Detainees were being served food on paper clam-shell to-go boxes, rather than regular trays, a staffer said, because the facility lacked employees to wash up at the end of mealtimes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

Storm Darragh ripped the bench erected in memory of Bill Batcock from its base on Anglesey in December - only for it to wash up months later on a beach in Cumbria.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

It seemed like just about every time I’d get excited and want to get on with life I’d have to stop and wash up.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan