How to Use wash down in a Sentence

wash down

verb
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  • The two have a laugh and Capote hands her a Valium to wash down with scotch.
    — Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Johnson closed her eyes as the water washed down her face.
    — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • Kick back with a cool drink and wash down the pounds of sand that are somehow in your esophagus.
    — Patrick Clair, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Then, give it a quick pre-rinse to wash down any visible crumbs.
    — Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2022
  • All along the way, there were countless tiny cañas of beer to wash down more sardines, more manchego, more jamón.
    — Jason Wilson, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Fancy a few glasses of milk to wash down that small portion of fries?
    — NBC News, 22 Dec. 2021
  • The beer no doubt helps to wash down D.C.'s best food truck fare intermixed with the countless beer tents.
    — Emily Cappiello, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2023
  • If there is a pedal to flush with water or a bucket to wash down waste, be sure to use it.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Sierra Nevada storm could wash down the delta and flood every river and stream in the Bay Area.
    — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Make sure to order the conch or ceviche, best washed down with an ice-cold Kalik beer.
    — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Buffalonians like to wash down their wings with Labatt beer, which should make the Blue Jays feel right at home.
    — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2020
  • The type of red that could be served in a carafe in a modest Paris hole-in-the-wall to wash down the inexpensive but delicious plât du jour.
    — Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022
  • After scrubbing with the diluted acid, wash down the area with clean water.
    — Popular Mechanics, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Not to mention that, at the end of the day, the face wash is just getting rinsed off and washed down the sink, not necessarily the best place to spend your money.
    — Melanie Rud, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Smith, who has worked in James Beard award-winning kitchens, claims there is no better way to share a love of food and drink than to wash down tacos with txakoli and cider.
    — oregonlive, 14 Jan. 2023
  • All the deliciousness is best washed down with any of the local beers, wines, and spirits available to sample.
    — Emily Cappiello, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2023
  • On the eve of the wedding, the bride and groom brought the out-of-towners to Stockholm’s Pelikan restaurant, for a classic Swedish meal of herring and meatballs washed down with shots of schnapps.
    — Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Although Glen Canyon Dam blocks most of the sand that used to wash down the main river channel, tributaries below the dam still supply some.
    — Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 1 July 2021
  • Enjoy the twinkling lights and nostalgic scent of waffles, gingerbread, and bratwurst — best washed down with a cup of hot mulled wine.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2023
  • When water starts flowing from the mountains, gold flakes can erode off the rocks, washing down into the waterways.
    — Carolyn Hagler, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Wolfe and other researchers now suspect that marine microbes such as Halomonas get to the cheese via the sea salt in the brine that cheesemakers use to wash down their cheeses.
    — Ute Eberle, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The noise, though, washing down from the Curva Sud even as the thing Milan had dreaded most of all slowly came into being, will echo for some time.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 May 2023
  • Thankfully, there’s some powerful music to help wash down the pain.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Don’t forget to wash down all of these adorable desserts with our Halloween cocktails for a creative, creepy holiday!
    — Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping, 21 June 2022
  • However, your hunch that the stains washed down with water during a rainstorm seems valid, given what the picture shows.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Think caviar and blinis washed down with Krug 2004 vintage Champagne.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Taking capsules simply requires about 12 ounces of liquid to help wash down the capsules and provide the best effects.
    — Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Three days before Monday’s rains flooded much of Vermont, Route 4 in Killington was shut down by a mudslide that washed down the mountain and across the highway.
    — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • The Indian rose and sweet almond blend blankets your bathroom with a warm, floral scent that translates from the hand wash down to the foaming shower gel.
    — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The cafe also offers espresso and tea drinks like lusciously green iced pandan lattes to wash down your treat.
    — Zoe Baillargeon, Bon Appétit, 31 Aug. 2023

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