How to Use wash over in a Sentence

wash over

phrasal verb

• Still, a painful wave of hope washed over the families.
  — Matthieu Aikins Bryan Denton, New York Times, 22 May 2024
• Lie down there, close my eyes, shut off my mind, and let the sunlight wash over me.
  — Haruki Murakami, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
• Brush an egg wash over the border and press the crumble over the surface of the carrots.
  — The View, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2023
• Ocean water had washed over the northwest side of the island.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2024
• Relief washed over Belinda as the girls and Robert reached the shore.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
• The relief didn’t wash over the city quite the way anyone expected it to.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2023
• The goal is to relax and chill, so fold in some music and just let the warm water wash over you.
  — Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
• Sometimes, those ideas washed over her like rogue waves.
  — EW.com, 16 Sep. 2024
• Wright braced for a wave of celebrity to wash over the winery with her guests’ arrival.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2023
• This week, more wildfire smoke washed over Charlottesville and much of the South.
  — Olivia Paschal, The Atlantic, 1 July 2023
• Sydney was awash in green and gold, and the wave of wattle is looking to wash over the rest of the country in the coming weeks.
  — Rachel Yabsley, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2023
• Shirley sticks his recorder out the window and the numbers on it flicker up and down as the roar washes over it.
  — By Andrew R Chow/granbury, Texas, TIME, 8 July 2024
• In the quiet of that moment, a sense of acceptance washed over him.
  — Ben Lerner, Harper's Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
• Yancy loves nothing more than to recline in his deck chair and let the ocean view wash over him.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
• My father’s voice and Povich’s words washed over me like the milk over my cereal.
  — Washington Post, 14 June 2024
• Those feelings surely washed over her in the aftermath — the hatred and the anger.
  — Kevin McDonnell, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
• Be here now, let the bold, confident flavors wash over you, and save your questions for the walk home.
  — Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2023
• With Multiview, for instance, the Olympics wash over you—less like a show, more like a state of being.
  — Brian Stelter, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2024
• And, of course, the Shakespearean cadences that wash over your mind and soul like a lullaby.
  — WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
• His steady stream of commentary washed over me like sports talk radio.
  — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
• Gratitude for the moment, the stillness and vastness, washed over me.
  — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2024
• Pinto is a silvery mauve that looks gorgeous washed over lids.
  — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2023
• Instead, follow your body’s cues and let pleasure wash over you.
  — Kelly Burch Updated, Verywell Health, 25 July 2024
• Indulge in the fruity flavors while allowing the soothing effects of CBD to wash over your mind and body.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2023
• Bolt was washed over by such pride being in attendance.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
• Over coffee in Studio City, for instance, there was a moment when a scowl washed over Bridgers’s face.
  — Lizzy Goodman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
• But more often than not, their songs have a way of washing over the listener rather than banging them over the head with sound.
  — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2023
• Take a breath and let cosmic calm wash over whatever your endeavors turn out to be.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2024
• The pit in my stomach rose to my throat as the reality of my powerlessness washed over me once again.
  — Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2023
• Severe thunderstorms washed over the Hoosier state on Election Day.
  — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024