Examples of awash in a Sentence
The deck of the boat was almost awash.
the streets were awash from the heavy rains
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Liverpool was awash with red on Monday, with hundreds of thousands of soccer fans cramming its streets to watch an open-top bus parade celebrating the club’s 20th league title.
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
The principality’s flag may be red and white, but Monaco is awash in blue and beige — colors Leclerc and Ferrari Style creative director Rocco Iannone drew from when collaborating on the latest capsule collection from the F1 team’s in-house fashion brand, another Leclerc side project.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Chase waterfalls in Marinette Wisconsin is awash with waterfalls, but Marinette County has 15 to itself.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025
And for gear aficionados, Night Divides The Day is awash in images of guitars, keyboards, drums and even Morrison’s microphones and harmonicas.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 14 May 2025
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
The principality’s flag may be red and white, but Monaco is awash in blue and beige — colors Leclerc and Ferrari Style creative director Rocco Iannone drew from when collaborating on the latest capsule collection from the F1 team’s in-house fashion brand, another Leclerc side project.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Chase waterfalls in Marinette Wisconsin is awash with waterfalls, but Marinette County has 15 to itself.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025
And for gear aficionados, Night Divides The Day is awash in images of guitars, keyboards, drums and even Morrison’s microphones and harmonicas.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 14 May 2025
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“Awash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awash. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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awash
adjective
ə-ˈwȯsh 
-ˈwäsh
1
: washed by waves or tide
2
: floating about
3
a
: flooded or covered with water
b
: filled or covered as if by a flood
an event awash in emotion
Geographical Definition
Awash
geographical name
river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in eastern Ethiopia flowing northeast
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