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 Sutlej River had overflowed, submerging homes and washing away the walls that were meant to protect them.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
Most notably, the 1964 Alaska earthquake set off a catastrophic tsunami that devastated the city, washing away 29 blocks and killing at least 11 people.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 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 sudden movement almost made Thomas stop, his brief moment of insane courage washing away, but he kept running.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
