Example Sentences

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The night after he said that, she dreamed she was whitewashing the walls.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2016

I bricked up a fireplace, papered a chamber, but my principal work was whitewashing ceilings.

From The Last Harvest by Burroughs, John

At any rate, Andy walked, past where Eradicate was whitewashing.

From Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]

One bluejacket was whitewashing the inboard part of the cable.

From From Lower Deck to Pulpit by Cowling, Henry