wash away
phrasal verb
washed away; washing away; washes away
1
: to carry (something) away by the movement of water
The bridge was washed away by flooding last year.
2
: to get rid of (something, such as unhappy or unpleasant thoughts) completely
Take a vacation to wash away your troubles.
Examples of wash away in a Sentence
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Investigators searched the park for a week, but Bernstein’s body was not discovered until heavy rains washed away just enough mud to expose him.
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Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
On rainy days, pollen can be washed away, but pollen counts can become much higher once the rain is over.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
If heavy rain falls after a farmer has recently laid down fertilizer, it can be washed away.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Over eons, the softer sedimentary rocks around the immense bulge of hard stone washed away.
—Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Heavy rainfall created raging rivers, stranding motorists and washing away cars.
—USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
Rinsing rice could help wash away undesirable materials, Sass said, including any leftover debris that could travel from farm to table, such as dirt or small pebbles.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
By 2005 there were no real memories of Jerry Nadeau in the sport; the chalk outline had washed away from the pavement.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Additional processes [not depicted here] wash away the nucleotide ink, apply a catalyst to complete the monomer bonding, and strip away the protective caps in preparation for the next printing step.
—Phillip W. Barth, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2024
Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
On rainy days, pollen can be washed away, but pollen counts can become much higher once the rain is over.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
If heavy rain falls after a farmer has recently laid down fertilizer, it can be washed away.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Over eons, the softer sedimentary rocks around the immense bulge of hard stone washed away.
—Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Heavy rainfall created raging rivers, stranding motorists and washing away cars.
—USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
Rinsing rice could help wash away undesirable materials, Sass said, including any leftover debris that could travel from farm to table, such as dirt or small pebbles.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
By 2005 there were no real memories of Jerry Nadeau in the sport; the chalk outline had washed away from the pavement.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Additional processes [not depicted here] wash away the nucleotide ink, apply a catalyst to complete the monomer bonding, and strip away the protective caps in preparation for the next printing step.
—Phillip W. Barth, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Wash away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wash%20away. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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