whitewashed

Example Sentences

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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

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 • Feb. 12, 2026

“It’s clear the administration wants a whitewashed story, if you’ll pardon the pun there. And that’s wrong.”

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

The 1880s Artillery Officer Quarters, for example, have been restored and brilliantly whitewashed as the swank Capella Hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

But one had indeed just taken off, over the whitewashed wall.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye