Example Sentences

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"My brother was washing the car inside the compound when the accident happened," Murib's brother Muhammad Khan told AFP by phone from their hometown of Bannu in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Cruz’s agent previously told The Times that the actor was washing his car when a group of three women parked within a foot of his vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

The attendant was washing a supervisor’s brand-new Commodore; the officers commandeered it, yelling “Big case! Big case!”

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

“I got off and went to the nearest restroom and guess who was washing his hands? Maybe he had a bathroom emergency?”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

I remember how Flossie used to chase him years ago when he was washing the horse.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith