whitewash

In a joint statement following the judge's ruling last month, Harry and campaigner Doreen Lawrence called it "a complete and obvious whitewash".

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Gregor Brown and Scott Cummings touched down in the second half, with debutant Gregor Hiddleston and Kyle Rowe also crossing the whitewash.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

But Vermeer’s symbol-free whitewash is alive with light in the space between the wall and his eye.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Once virtually lost to memory after being painted over with whitewash, the frescoes began to be uncovered in the mid-19th century -- but the work left scratches and pockets of white on the frescoed walls.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

They made sure the picket fences in front of everyone’s home had got a good slap of whitewash on ’em.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

Since their Test debut at Lord's in 1932, they've toured England 18 times but won only three series - 1971, 1986 and 2007 - while suffering four whitewashes.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025

Critics say the new text still whitewashes the history of Bruce’s Beach, and many questioned whether creating a new monument actually amounts to justice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2023

Unlike the critic George Saintsbury, who looked to 18th-century literature for “repose and refreshment,” Damrosch never idealizes or whitewashes.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2019

It whitewashes it and fails to tell people they need to stop being...is "evil" to hokey a word... evil to others.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2015

Sometimes a man's hypocrisy whitewashes his whole life.

From Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy by Oliver Optic

The 19-year-old, seeking his second World Series Finals victory after 2024, recently whitewashed the Dutchman, who is a former UK Open champion, 6-0 on his way to winning the Czech Darts Open.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

A bird’s-eye shot of spike heel-clad feet framing an esoteric dress acquisition, a styling clip attached to soft fabric sitting lightly and low-rise, a dress-up session framed by whitewashed wood with the perfect patina.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

With its golden beaches, whitewashed villages, stunning sunsets and ancient history, it’s no surprise that Greece is an increasingly popular destination for sun-loving tourists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

"It’s just devastation, totally devastated," James Shellingford, a 60-year-old Briton who lives in the small whitewashed village of Bedar where the victims were found, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

She was accustomed to their Siamese shadow springing up against the whitewashed house at evening, and whenever she encountered her solitary oudine, it seemed cut in half.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Instead of leaning into cliché or whitewashing, he radiated dignity, cultural pride and a new kind of Black romantic masculinity—sensual without becoming caricature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

And I agree with Coates when he criticized Klein for whitewashing Charlie Kirk’s legacy, and agree that while we should not celebrate a person’s death, we also shouldn’t paper over who they were in life.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2025

“Roger W. Straus Jr. completes the process of whitewashing the family name,” she writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025

I’m not in any way whitewashing what I did, but some people have been kind and compassionate.

From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2024

Some convicts were whitewashing stones along the edge of a pathway that came toward the gate near where he stood.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong