whitewash

Example Sentences

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Fuelled by a tourism boom, real estate fever has broken out across the Cyclades archipelago, threatening to destroy iconic landscapes of whitewashed houses and blue church domes.

From Barron's

That is why this history and legacy must be whitewashed and destroyed.

From Salon

At the time of writing, 43% of respondents to a BBC Sport poll predict another Six Nations whitewash for their side.

From BBC

With Ireland already on the ropes, Ollivon surged past Caelan Doris and slid across the whitewash to give the hosts a commanding halfway lead.

From BBC

“Because them trying to whitewash the investigation into the death of Keith Porter is a nonstarter. We’re not going to allow that to happen.”

From Los Angeles Times