Examples of dishrag in a Sentence
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As Pasher was turning to find the sideline official, Fray reacted to his own shove by flopping onto the ground like a wet dishrag.
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Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 8 June 2023
Being a dishrag extends beyond cooking, of course.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022
Their posture resembled a wet dishrag.
—J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Mar. 2021
But Aleksandr, practically blind to all of this with dishrag ski mask around his head, could only hear the commotion of the waterway.
—Natalia Yermak Nicole Tung, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2022
The sale, like too much of what the Met does these days, was a damp dishrag.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 4 Nov. 2021
Why the hell not? Go ahead and wear that dishrag on your head and rock out to Queen.
—Allison Hope; Illustration By Leanza Abucayan, CNN, 31 Jan. 2021
Kelsey, who was peppy but emphatic, instructed us to push, skip, reach, clap, march, roll our shoulders, shake our booties, twist our torsos like a dishrag, and pay attention to our cores.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 13 June 2019
The interior and exterior of the machine can be wiped down with a damp dishrag, microfiber cloth or even paper towels.
—Jolie Kerr, SELF, 24 Apr. 2018
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Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 8 June 2023
Being a dishrag extends beyond cooking, of course.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022
Their posture resembled a wet dishrag.
—J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Mar. 2021
But Aleksandr, practically blind to all of this with dishrag ski mask around his head, could only hear the commotion of the waterway.
—Natalia Yermak Nicole Tung, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2022
The sale, like too much of what the Met does these days, was a damp dishrag.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 4 Nov. 2021
Why the hell not? Go ahead and wear that dishrag on your head and rock out to Queen.
—Allison Hope; Illustration By Leanza Abucayan, CNN, 31 Jan. 2021
Kelsey, who was peppy but emphatic, instructed us to push, skip, reach, clap, march, roll our shoulders, shake our booties, twist our torsos like a dishrag, and pay attention to our cores.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 13 June 2019
The interior and exterior of the machine can be wiped down with a damp dishrag, microfiber cloth or even paper towels.
—Jolie Kerr, SELF, 24 Apr. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1839, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near dishrag
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“Dishrag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishrag. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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