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How to use wash over in a sentence

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She felt a sudden burst of shyness wash over her and suddenly felt extremely embarrassed for wearing a towel.
I closed my eyes, breathing a sigh of relief, feeling the intoxicating sense of victory wash over me.
I drop my head, allowing my eyes to wash over the dirty colour of the floorboards.
A wave of defeat seemed to wash over the slaves, and they slumped, confidence and hope draining as the smoke dissipated into the night air.
He felt a wave of sadness wash over him again, but he ignored it, like he did every day.
The big picture issues simply wash over people, lost in the public's distrust of politicians.
The steam from a boiling pot emits smells of paprika and spices that wash over the kitchen's somewhat acrid, greasy-spoon aroma.
She said she did not intellectualise music and let the violins just wash over her.
When I heard their footsteps fade and their door close I felt a sudden wave of relief wash over me.
I suddenly felt a peace wash over me, and I knew he'd heard and all was forgiven.
So I decided to let the intense clamour of conversation wash over me and enjoy it.
For the rest of the journey Mary allowed the conversation to wash over her and she finally felt normal.
Other times, I'll just sit there, letting the conversation wash over me, convinced that I have nothing useful or interesting to add.
Little by little, a spirit of aloha will wash over the entire family, smiles will radiate more freely, and family bonds will be renewed.
All we really know of Proust is that he ate a madeleine and felt memories wash over him.
I shoved it into the sink, turned on the cold tap and let icy water wash over fabric.
I wanted a blue dye wash over it so that the whole cover was tinted a heavy blue colour with the title in white.
Leaning back on the cool white tiles I let the steamy hot water wash over me preparing myself for the life I'm about to re-enter.
He is fond of thin paint and frequently layers a dark blue or black wash over phosphorescent pastel hues.
Images of sun-kissed beaches wash over us as the travel agents' television advertising campaigns begin in earnest.
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Examples from Classical Literature
Any moment the ice may break up, and the sea may wash over us, or we may sit here till we die of cold and hunger.
That mixture Mr. Talbot calls gallo-nitrate of silver, and with it wash over the surface of the iodised paper.
We hauled the lifeboat up so that the sea would not wash over it, but left our belongings in it, and then hurried below.
Thereupon Neptune was angered and he caused the sea to wash over the territory of the Athenians.
We rowed in till the boat touched ground and the breakers began to wash over us.
Had we still owned a fire the first wash over would have snuffed it out.
When dry, wash over with the white of an egg, finely beaten.
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