wash up
Example Sentences
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This makes the sea lions sick, and eventually they could wash up dead.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
"It's quite an inconvenience that we can't wash up, use the toilet, or do things like that," said 53-year economist Claudio Pittia.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 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
“You’d think they’d at least offer to wash up since they had nothing to do with the cooking,” she said in a low voice.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
