Example Sentences

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"I was bleaching my hair and shaving my legs and wearing bespoke neon outfits and rollerblading down Venice Beach. It came on like a fever," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2023

He was bleaching the shower and toilet every time after he used it, policing his used towels lest someone accidentally use one, and was convinced that he was unlovable and untouchable.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2020

Then there was bleaching reporting from Fiji, but this was halted in its tracks by the cyclone that that cooled everything down.

From Nature • Apr. 12, 2016

The rain and wind were overtaking her, rubbing away the details of her legs; the sun was bleaching her hooves into faint outlines, merging into the cliff.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

The temperature was climbing up, and the sky was bleaching yellow with heat.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt