wash up
Example Sentences
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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
He worries that even more detritus will wash up on the beach in the future.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 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
"You couldn't flush the toilet, you couldn't clean and wash up food, it's only right you get compensation for that period."
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025
It was time to wash up for dinner.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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