How to Use awash in a Sentence

awash

adjective
  • The deck of the boat was almost awash.
  • For months of the year, the town was awash in fruit and cider.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
  • By the end of the novel, the chateau is awash in blood and body parts.
    — WIRED, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The open living spaces are awash in white and rich wood tones.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 16 June 2017
  • With kids back in school, parents are awash in laundry.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But that doesn’t mean the industry will be awash in huge ships.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The stage was awash in red, black and white glittering lights.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 16 July 2022
  • The seas are awash, in other words, in juicy oil targets.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Each one is awash in color, just flip through its pages to find your dream palette.
    — Joanna Saltz, House Beautiful, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The second idea was that the world was awash in fossil fuels.
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2022
  • But at least for that night, Milwaukee was awash in good vibes.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2020
  • And all of this is happening while the country is awash with weapons.
    — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 19 May 2022
  • The region was awash in warnings about the great earthquake to come.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 June 2024
  • The news is awash in this form of non-election year horse race coverage.
    — Samuel W. Buell, Slate Magazine, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Throughout, the rooms are awash with soft pastel hues like rusty pink, dusty blue, and earthy green.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The standard pool should be favorite-heavy, and the bonus-point pool should be awash with long shots.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The hemlock, maple, oak, beech and tulip trees are awash in crimson, orange and gold.
    — John Pana, cleveland, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Three hours’ drive from the misty cloud forest, the city of Cobán is awash in color.
    — Max Falkowitz, Saveur, 28 Nov. 2018
  • Meanwhile, each room is awash in a crisp white color scheme and comes with a private plunge pool.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The forest opens, and the jungle floor is awash with tent poles, children, makeshift pots and stoves.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The driest place on Earth could soon be awash in wildflowers.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Next, the court was awash in Gator chomps and orange and blue confetti.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • At the bottom, awash in light, is the free and democratic South.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2018
  • This year’s best-of TV lists are awash with the language of comfort.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Only when the square is awash with blood will the people of China open their eyes.
    — Mary Hui, Quartz, 3 June 2019
  • The buildings are awash in pastels; the locals are friendly, quick to smile.
    — Essence, 13 May 2026
  • The audience for this show is awash with folks in loud shirts, Bermuda shorts and sun hats.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Yes, the menus are bound in plastic in the 250-seat dining room, awash in red booths.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
  • By the ’60s, the fashion glossies were awash in modern mermaids.
    — Laura Jacobs, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2017
  • As per Biden’s unique aesthetic, each room is awash in the colors of the rainbow.
    — Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 18 July 2023

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