How to Use wash away in a Sentence

wash away

phrasal verb

• Most of the topsoil had been washed away by the miners' heavy use of hoses.
  — Simeon Tegel, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
• Once the stain is gone, wipe the dryer with a clean, damp cloth to wash away the smell of vinegar.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• Pour the hot water down the drain to dissolve and wash away any grease clogs.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2023
• And some fall victim to current and time and are washed away.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 15 June 2023
• Big winter storms wash away the beach berm that grows over the summer and blocks the creek’s outlet to the ocean.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2023
• Check new plants to make sure soil hasn’t washed away from the roots of those that are newly installed.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
• The good, the bad, the humiliating—it will all be washed away by time.
  — Simon Henriques, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2023
• Blessed rains have washed away the interminable heat and dust of summer.
  — TIME, 12 Oct. 2023
• The water can help wash away some of the residue left behind by the sweet treat, according to Cortez.
  — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
• Some shampoos will cause your hair color to fade or wash away, but not this one.
  — Joseph Cheatham, Men's Health, 17 July 2023
• This soap-free body wash is gentle enough for your skin while being strong enough to wash away the days dirt and grime.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2024
• What else might be washed away by the waters of self-betterment?
  — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• On rainy days, pollen can be washed away, but pollen counts can become much higher once the rain is over.
  — Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
• The torrent of water washed away trails and much of everything else in its path.
  — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 25 Oct. 2023
• Friends called and sent videos, warning their house was in danger of being washed away.
  — CBS News, 6 Sep. 2023
• However, sexism in the sport hasn’t washed away overnight.
  — Frankie Adkins, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2023
• And an expensive one: that sand quickly washed away, and even less is left there now.
  — By wayne Parry, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
• That’s roughly $9 billion of value washed away in less than two years.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2023
• It's best used after a feeding, so the breastmilk or formula doesn't wash away the medicine.
  — Nicole Harris, Parents, 28 June 2023
• By 2005 there were no real memories of Jerry Nadeau in the sport; the chalk outline had washed away from the pavement.
  — Greg Engle, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• In the United States, residents of Vermont were badly hit by floods, and some homes were washed away.
  — Larissa Gao, NBC News, 14 July 2023
• And in Houston, flooding has washed away many of Olivewood Cemetery’s gravesites.
  — C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
• Roads, train tracks and irrigation canals were washed away.
  — Susanne Wengle, Fortune, 8 July 2023
• That misguided perspective washed away the first time Couch’s feet touched the hardwood.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2024
• Tsunamis washed away coastlines, raging fires engulfed forests and dust and debris blotted out the sun for months.
  — Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
• Several others recalled that the bodies were removed with dump trucks, and that the blood of the dead and wounded was washed away with hoses.
  — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
• Her family home on the northern flood plains of Kishoreganj was washed away last year, forcing them to move here.
  — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Nov. 2023
• Much of the infrastructure along the river, bridges, highways and railroads, would be washed away.
  — Christopher Cox Spencer Lowell, New York Times, 22 June 2023
• As the water is drained, crews working on boats will also spray fire hoses to wash away muddy silt and send it downstream.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• There have been a few days lately where his frustration has shown after games, but that gets washed away before the next game.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024