Example Sentences

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He planted his easel in the shade of the willow and ladled a bold underwash of colors onto his blank canvas.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2010

With the tips of his fingers he could feel the sides of the passage, and presently he became aware of a motion in the water caused by the underwash of the waves outside.

From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.

There should be an underwash of madder, and maybe terre verte.

From Dorothy at Oak Knowe by Raymond, Evelyn