wipe away
phrasal verb
wiped away; wiping away; wipes away
: to remove (something) by rubbing
Wipe away grease with our all-purpose cleaner.
He wiped her tears away.
—often used figurativelyYou cannot simply wipe away the history of this country.
Examples of wipe away in a Sentence
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Gutierrez-Reed, who was dressed in a khaki prison uniform with a long-sleeve white T-shirt underneath, wiped away tears as Hutchins’ agent, Craig Mizrahi, read a victim impact statement to the court during the sentencing hearing.
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Chloe Melas, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024
Sitting right in front of me, and right to the left of me, two women, before the performance was finished, were wiping away tears.
—Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2024
Another person wiped away the tears of a friend, making sure her makeup didn’t smudge.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
The audience got a kick out of the gag, with Jennifer Lopez and Andrew Scott boogieing in their seats, and Matt Damon wiping away tears of laughter.
—Patrick Ryan, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
Two years of ample snow and rain have wiped away drought conditions.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
Dozens of members of his staff lined up behind him on the back wall of the chamber, some wiping away tears, as family and friends looked down from the gallery above.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Feb. 2024
Coat the tools in a layer of oil, and wipe away the excess.
—Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2024
Gentrification has largely wiped away the open-air drug markets that proliferated during the murderous crack epidemic of the 1980s and early 1990s.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Chloe Melas, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024
Sitting right in front of me, and right to the left of me, two women, before the performance was finished, were wiping away tears.
—Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2024
Another person wiped away the tears of a friend, making sure her makeup didn’t smudge.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
The audience got a kick out of the gag, with Jennifer Lopez and Andrew Scott boogieing in their seats, and Matt Damon wiping away tears of laughter.
—Patrick Ryan, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
Two years of ample snow and rain have wiped away drought conditions.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
Dozens of members of his staff lined up behind him on the back wall of the chamber, some wiping away tears, as family and friends looked down from the gallery above.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Feb. 2024
Coat the tools in a layer of oil, and wipe away the excess.
—Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2024
Gentrification has largely wiped away the open-air drug markets that proliferated during the murderous crack epidemic of the 1980s and early 1990s.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Wipe away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wipe%20away. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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