wash up

Example Sentences

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"It had been really stormy, and there was a lot of debris washed up, but as I got closer I realised this was a turtle - but it looked very dead," he said.

From BBC

A woman whose prosthetic leg was swept out to sea said it was "just amazing" after it was found washed up on a beach in East Yorkshire 10 months later.

From BBC

He washed up quickly and made his way down into the kitchen.

From Literature

My problem was this: too much washing up, of my face in particular.

From Literature

A rare turtle that washed up in Jersey following Storm Goretti is to be flown to the UK for rehabilitation.

From BBC