Example Sentences

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Two employees who spotted them ducked behind a luxury SUV they were wiping down with a rag.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

This was in the early days of the pandemic, when many of us were wiping down our groceries and staying inside for days on end.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

Americans were wiping down packages with disinfectant while debating the benefits of wearing masks.

From Washington Times • Feb. 11, 2022

His arrest in April 2020 came early in the pandemic, when there was still uncertainty over how the coronavirus spread, and as many people were wiping down their groceries and emptying stores of disinfectant.

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2021

That night while she was washing the supper dishes and Mary and Laura were wiping them, Ma told Pa that Laura had tasted the whey and didn’t like it.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder