Example Sentences

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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

That is why this history and legacy must be whitewashed and destroyed.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

Welshman Gerwyn Price whitewashed Alexis Toylo of the Philippines 6-0 and England's Stephen Bunting progressed to the next round with a 6-1 win over Japan's Tomoya Goto.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

The defeat was India's fourth at home in six Tests having been whitewashed by New Zealand 3-0 last year.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

Aunt Kitty and I rushed to the scene, past a few busy shops and whitewashed fences, until we reached the wide public garden.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan