Example Sentences

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They find that increasing wildfires are wiping out black spruce forests that grow relatively slowly and contribute to the organic layer of the underlying soils.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

Chuck Casto, Alignable’s head of research, says inflationary pressures and an uptick in online deal-hunting are wiping out the fourth-quarter profits small businesses typically need to survive bad years.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2022

Poachers are wiping out SoCal’s wild white sage to make smudge sticks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2022

People are standing around in silence, some are wiping away tears and hugging each other.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2021

If this is real and they are wiping our memories...With all the risks, this is not one of those things my parents or the other passengers imagined could happen.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera