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
The decisive victory propels the Chargers into their mini-bye on a high note, washing away some of the bad taste of three losses in the previous four weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
The Sutlej River had overflowed, submerging homes and washing away the walls that were meant to protect them.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
Mr Ahmad ordered an immediate evacuation, and within 15 minutes all teachers and children had left - moments before raging floodwaters surged through the school, washing away half the building, its boundary walls and playground.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025
The idea is that the hay rolls will stop the soil from washing away as the worm poop helps the invisible good stuff grow back in the soil.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
