whitewashed
Example Sentences
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There was no immediate confirmation of the identities of those who died but the authorities said many of the victims may be foreigners who were in Bedar, a small whitewashed village in Los Gallardos district.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Work was carried out, and in 2006, the weather-stained walls were whitewashed, making it stand out off the coast.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
The name suggests altitude, and this whitewashed village of barely 2,000 in the Algarve region is only a half-hour’s drive inland from the beach town of Albufeira and its package-tour mobs but feels centuries away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
That is why this history and legacy must be whitewashed and destroyed.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026
Those first days before classes started I spent alone in my whitewashed room, in the bright meadows of Hampden.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
