washout
Example Sentences
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In July, rides were canceled because of washout risks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The group said the problem was not forecast accuracy, but how it was displayed, with a brief overnight shower sometimes shown as an all-day washout.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Each participant completed two separate 28-day diet periods with a 28-day washout period in between.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
Sri Lanka were left on the brink after being blasted out for 95 against England to lose by 51 runs a day after New Zealand and Pakistan took a point each from a washout.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
Not far away was a washout and the bottom was covered with gravel.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
