washing away
Example Sentences
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In 2024, a glacial lake in Nepal burst, cascading into another lake that also burst, washing away Thame, the hometown of Tenzing Norgay, who, alongside Edmund Hillary, achieved the first recorded summit of Mount Everest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Most notably, the Alaska earthquake of 1964 set off a catastrophic tsunami that devastated Crescent City, washing away 29 city blocks and killing at least 11 people.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025
The flooding that devastated western North Carolina during Hurricane Helene laid waste to communities all around the region, spitting up great torrents of mud and washing away homes, cars, and people.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024
The collapse of the dam in Red Sea state is one of the worst incidents, washing away farms and villages downstream.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2024
Even Sass forgot her scolding and stood a little apart in the courtyard letting the rain fall on her as if it were washing away some of her sorrow.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
