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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • For that, Lopez turned to orange and ochre eye shadows, applying the former in the crease of her sockets in a C shape, and adding the latter as a wash over her lids.
    Georgia Day, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2023
  • After a couple of episodes of And Just Like That’s second season, a feeling washes over.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2023
  • Zooming out: Biden’s illness comes as a summer wave of covid cases washes over much of the United States.
    Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
  • But by the end, a sense of release and euphoria washes over everything.
    Nina Metz, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024

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