wash
verb (used with object)
to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
had washed
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past perfectof wash.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He added that parts of a damaged life raft, an barrel of lubricants and footwear had washed ashore, and officials were trying to establish if they were from the sunk Dena.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
Residents of island territory Turks and Caicos later reported finding scraps of burned rubber and destroyed heat tiles that had washed ashore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
To better track survival trends, the research team took a different approach by examining stranded dolphins that had washed ashore along the Bay of Biscay.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2025
The rain had washed away part of the path and I got confused.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2024
The guest knew that this was right, but he could not understand why his feet were so dirty after he had washed them so carefully.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
