Washington State

noun

1. the state of Washington, especially as distinguished from Washington, D.C.

Example Sentences

The remains were discovered in a remote wooded area south of the town of Leavenworth, in Washington state, officials said.

From BBC

Vadim Kruglov, 37, had been living in Washington state and, according to friends’ Instagram accounts, was making his first pilgrimage to Burning Man.

From Los Angeles Times

On Aug. 28, two firefighters from Mexico were taken into Border Patrol custody on suspicion of being in the country “illegally” while they were in the middle of fighting an actual wildfire in Washington State’s Olympic National Forest.

From Salon

They ended up majoring in government and political science — Jim at Saint Mary’s College in the Bay Area, Tom at Gonzaga University in Washington state — as a kind of default.

From Los Angeles Times

California has the highest average gas price in the country, followed by Hawaii and Washington state.

From Los Angeles Times