Example Sentences
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Estrada disagrees with calls to completely remove Chavez from murals, and thinks they should be renovated and updated rather than "whitewashed".
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
The name suggests altitude, and this whitewashed village of barely 2,000 in the Algarve region is only a half-hour’s drive inland from the beach town of Albufeira and its package-tour mobs but feels centuries away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
The 2021 champions were whitewashed 3-0 in Pakistan and are missing key players through injury, notably star pacemen Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
“It’s clear the administration wants a whitewashed story, if you’ll pardon the pun there. And that’s wrong.”
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
A tall whitewashed building, blinding bright against a cold blue sky, appears to be our destination.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
