wash up
Example Sentences
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He worries that even more detritus will wash up on the beach in the future.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
Mr Simpson adds: "We thought something would wash up here."
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025
About 62,000 items wash up on the beach each year, much of it from the waterways in and around Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025
If one oarfish landing on a beach is a sign of a disaster to come, how bad will it be if three wash up in quick succession?
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
“Humph!” said Mary Poppins as she tucked him in and went away to wash up the supper things....
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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