Example Sentences

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I theorized that copper ions blasted off the cupola roof by the photons in ultraviolet light were washing down on the shingles with each rainfall.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2023

It warned that as more people worked from home, they were washing their hair less often, putting off shaving and even ditching deodorant.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2020

As a precaution, they were washing their hands and wiping down dining tables with antibacterial wipes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2020

I’m genuinely unclear why your husband was required to mediate a conversation between you and your brother-in-law about how often you were washing his dishes.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2020

While I mopped and studied and tried to be the Jeremie everyone was proud of, you were washing cars, dodging taptaps, defending Lally.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple