How to Use washout in a Sentence

washout

1 of 2 noun
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  • The team lost so many games that the season was a total washout.
  • He was a washout as a professional golfer.
  • Yesterday's game was a washout.
  • Of the nest’s four eggs, one was cracked during the washout.
    — Hannah Gavin, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2017
  • The Detroit Tigers’ return from the All-Star break was a washout.
    — Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2021
  • The washout erased the index’s gains in a big rally the day before.
    — Damian J. Troise and Stan Choe, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The area is muddy with lots of washouts, and Werst’s SUV slid off the road into the mud.
    — oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2020
  • For most, the month of April was a washout, and thus, four games in four or five days will become the norm.
    — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2018
  • The buck bedded near an overgrown washout that ran through the corn.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Dec. 2023
  • No single day will be a washout and many will stay dry.
    — Dallas News, 5 July 2021
  • The washout is a scant 25 feet from a sewer lift station.
    — Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Tom is clearly a washout, so Dottie steps up to coach the team.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2021
  • But here’s the thing: Covid-19 was far from a washout for many hospitals.
    — David Wainer, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
  • There was another washout at Dover Creek, and the road is closed.
    — Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2018
  • The weekend won’t be a washout, but North Texas could see some showers and storms.
    — Dallas News, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The washout has the index on track to erase its big rally from a day before.
    — Damian J. Troise, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2022
  • In Jasper, Forest Service Road 250 is closed due to a washout.
    — Carina Julig, The Denver Post, 10 June 2019
  • Prather led, 96-61, after four frames but opened in the fifth (split), seventh (washout) and ninth (split).
    — Dennis Manoloff, cleveland, 10 Feb. 2020
  • The reason the washout rate in a lot of these programs (is) high is because the standards are high.
    — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 30 June 2018
  • Although the most serious, the washout was not the only one.
    — Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2021
  • The Giants’ first day at Nationals Park was a washout, with rain in the forecast most of the evening.
    — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 June 2021
  • Rhymes noted a positive that should come out of the washout.
    — Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News, 13 July 2017
  • Debris and a washout of the road have isolated Big Pine from the other Keys.
    — CBS News, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Wednesday’s washout meant that the women’s semis had to be played today.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 7 June 2019
  • Still, this is no washout of a day, so just keep an eye on the forecast for planning your outings.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 25 May 2017
  • Monday’s washout set up a juicy night of sports in Philly and Houston on Thursday.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The highway has been closed since the washout, beginning with a 23-mile shutdown.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Despite the rain chances, the holiday weekend does not look like a washout.
    — Dallas News, 28 June 2021
  • Despite the chance of rain, the weekend will not be a washout as there will be several dry hours both days.
    — Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The weekend won't be a washout - but there will be showers and thunderstorms at times.
    — Doug Phillips, Sun-Sentinel.com, 2 June 2017
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wash out

2 of 2 verb
  • The water washed out roads and shut down the park for months.
    — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
  • But the storms washed out the drains, leaving them cool and clear.
    — oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The moment to wash out the bleach comes quickly, and time is of the essence here.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Meanwhile, wash out the large bowl used for the flour and coat with oil.
    — Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Once the rain starts at about 8 a.m., the fog should wash out for most metro areas.
    — oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2020
  • This will wash out any pollen or oak floating in the air.
    — Teresa Velasco, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2021
  • At these times, the sun’s light isn’t strong enough to wash out the planet from our sky.
    — Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 6 July 2023
  • Which first-round QB from the 2021 draft washes out first?
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • Leave on overnight and wash out in the morning, if desired.
    — Sam Peters, ELLE, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Last year, light from a bright moon washed out many of the meteors.
    — Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Large storm surges can carry away homes and wash out roads.
    — Leslie Shapiro, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Peel off the label, wash out the jar, and place it in your recycling bin.
    — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 12 May 2022
  • The roadbed may be washed out under the water, and you could be stranded or trapped.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Pollen update: Today’s pollen count was washed out by the rain.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
  • Now water rushes through the property and has washed out roads to the ranch.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
  • He was put on intravenous saline to wash out the toxins.
    — Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2021
  • Light could enter the strip of glass from many angles and bounce around to wash out your photos.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 21 Oct. 2022
  • There's a bottle opener built into the strap and the liner on the inside is a breeze to wash out when the time comes.
    — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 17 Oct. 2022
  • These colorful—and beloved—waxes do the trick, then wash out when you're done with them.
    — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Apr. 2022
  • These baseline effects putting pressure on prices will wash out over the course of 2022.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 June 2021
  • That seems to be Arca’s project—to draw in, wash out, blend, destroy, create.
    — Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Even better, the moon is new, so there will be no moonlight to wash out the faint meteors.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 26 May 2022
  • The town of Waterbury along the Winooski River has been washed out and rebuilt time and again.
    — Millie Brigaud, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2023
  • Sports mode is generally too bright, so the game looks washed out.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Sunday looks to be even warmer with a slight chance of storms ahead of our next cold front, but Mother’s Day will not be a wash out.
    — Dallas News, 7 May 2021
  • Sicknick retreated to wash out his eyes, then returned to the fight.
    — New York Times, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Her clients include farmers and ranchers who lived off land that was burned in the fire or that was washed out in the floods that followed.
    — Patrick Lohmann, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2023
  • That difference alone is enough to wash out this year’s $47.6 million deficit.
    — Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The crescent moon also sets in the evening this weekend, which should make for dark skies that are not washed out by bright moonlight.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Sean McLean, his wife and two daughters in Boulder Creek expect to be trapped if roads are blocked or bridges wash out.
    — Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com, 26 Jan. 2021

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