How to Use wash off in a Sentence

wash off

verb
  • Lift up air vents to vacuum or wash off dust and dirt.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Sometimes they can be washed off with a strong stream of water.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • This gel-like substance washes off in the shower or bath.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Aphids are small but easy to spot in high numbers and can be washed off the plant with a spray from a garden hose.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026
  • Check yourself thoroughly – a shower is a good way to wash off loose ticks.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
  • This marker, however, washes off in a few days.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Rinsing it under running tap water washes off some of the salt.
    — Matt Fuchs, Time, 26 June 2026
  • The water will knock off the tiny aphids and wash off the honeydew that attracts ants and allows fungus to grow.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 May 2026
  • The material hasn’t suffered any rips or snags, and the dust and dirt it’s collected is easy to wash off.
    — Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
  • At one point, Pancho is filmed getting a bath in the sink, likely to wash off the drool from his oversized pals.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • It has been suggested soaking the seeds in warm water for 24 hours can wash off the coating and speed growth.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Wallpaper that has a non-woven backing can be peel off dry and leave behind some spots of glue that can be washed off with soapy water.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The other guys could wash off their makeup and go back to real life, at least in theory, but Ace was all rock star, all the time.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And when the vegetation dies, the soil loses its protection, blowing off in the wind or washing off in the rain.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • For starters, a gentle facial cleanser should be used at night to wash off sweat, grime, air pollutants and anything that could clog pores and cause acne.
    — Khanh T.l. Tran, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Available on prescription, the cream is applied all over the body from the neck down, and left for eight to 14 hours before being washed off.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Candice and Glenn sent Parker and Madison to wash off their swamp smell, then did the dirty work of prepping and skinning the frogs.
    — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Use a garden hose, kitchen or shower sprayer to wash off every surface of the plant, including the tops and bottoms of foliage and in between leaves and branches.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Use a garden hose, kitchen or shower sprayer to wash off every surface of the plant, including the tops and bottoms of foliage and in between leaves and branches.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
  • The rubbery material is waterproof, so the shoes won’t absorb moisture and are easy to wash off with soap and water before packing.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026
  • By washing white rice, the excess starch is washed off, as well as any oxidized rice bran oil coating the outside, which can add an unpleasant flavor to the cooked rice.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • But all that protective lotion washes off your body throughout the day, especially when swimming if sunscreen is not reapplied .
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The food service area’s handwash sink didn’t have a splash guard preventing water, soap and whatever’s been washed off dirty hands from splashing on a blender and single use items.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
  • This gentle mask can be used once weekly—just massage it into your skin, wait five minutes, and wash off to see a fresh complexion that’s as velvety smooth as a camellia petal.
    — Emily Orofino, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The most important thing as a woman is decompressing after the show — washing off all my makeup and doing my skincare [routine].
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Her eldest son, Ricki, guided his younger siblings – Stephen, Paul and Cheryl – to the shower block to wash off the salt and sand.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Tomasino has recently been developing a different approach—a proprietary lipid spray, which doesn’t need to be washed off—but won’t be able to test it until the summer.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
  • But if the individual lived for years after their dental appointment, any herbal treatments would probably have worn or washed off, so the absence of residue doesn’t rule anything out.
    — ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
  • According to Garro, Prada thrived under her care, enjoying her favorite foods—ravioli with the tomato sauce washed off and pup cups from coffee shops—and loved being carried everywhere.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Shop Swift’s Favorites Ahead, a closer look at every product Swift used to wash off all that Eras Tour glitter—and maybe to kick a little of the adrenaline, too.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Oct. 2025

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