Example Sentences

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As of the closing bell, the S&P 500 had wiped out its advance from earlier in the week, placing a lengthy weekly winning streak in jeopardy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

"It means everything," he said, after he had wiped away his tears.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

But decades of conflict, expanding human settlements, and hunting had wiped them out.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2025

"So she had wiped many bottoms of course, but I didn't want one of them to be mine," he says.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024

Babi had wiped his eyeglasses clean with the hem of his shirt.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini