Example Sentences

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“Arcades, Blockbuster, Toys R Us, and now Black Friday. E-commerce is wiping another traditional commerce staple off the map,” said Mr. Austin, an economist with the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Project 21.

From Washington Times • Sep. 29, 2022

But the rapidly rising cost of food, gas and other essentials is wiping out pay increases and eroding living standards.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2022

The driving force here is that the rising global temperature is wiping out seedlings.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2021

The sweaty repairman is wiping his face and looking at our entire nation.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2021

Her hair is covered and she is wiping away tears.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper