Examples of “wash” in a Sentence

verb To clean something using water, usually with soap.

• He washed the dishes right after dinner.
• Remember to wash your hands before you eat.
• I always wash my jumpers by hand so they keep their shape.

verb To wear away or carry something off through the force of moving water.

• Heavy rain washed the topsoil down the hillside.
• The flood washed the small wooden bridge away in the night.
• Waves slowly wash the sand off the beach every winter.

noun The act of washing, or a batch of laundry that has been washed together.

• I still need to hang the wash out to dry.
• She put a quick wash on before leaving for work.
• Dark colors go in a separate wash from the white shirts.

noun A result in which gains and losses cancel each other out, leaving no real net change.

• After paying the fees, the whole trade was basically a wash.
• We lost a little on one deal and won a little on another, so overall it was a wash.
• The two job offers paid about the same, so the choice felt like a wash.