How to Use wipeout in a Sentence

wipeout

1 of 2 noun
  • The surfer had a nasty wipeout.
  • Out on the water, surfers ride the waves and wipeout.
    — Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But what about the white-collar wipeout?
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • And then there's the bullpen, with four arms with wipeout-closer stuff.
    — The Si Staff, SI.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • So there's not this wipeout slider.
    — Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But Slater didn't let the wipeout take up all the spotlight.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
  • But Boettcher didn’t even give him a chance for such a wipeout.
    — Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 3 June 2019
  • Or the one who has a wipeout changeup that can neutralize any lineup in the league?
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The game master also weighs in on the wipeout of the century.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
  • To be sure, the off-year election was not a wipeout for the GOP.
    — Molly Ball, Time, 5 Nov. 2019
  • The tournament was a wipeout for the first two days, as Europe stormed to a quick lead.
    — Jenna West, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • One morning at the dog beach, a wipeout tossed me over my heelside rail and deposited me a few yards from shore.
    — David Litt june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
  • In the race for the House, both sides acknowledge the prospect of a wipeout-style wave is shrinking.
    — Lisa Mascaro, The Seattle Times, 23 Oct. 2018
  • The right-hander is best known for his wipeout slider but can reach 99 mph with his four-seam fastball.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2021
  • Not even a serious wipeout can keep DJ Khaled off the golf course.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 16 June 2023
  • The night was a near wipeout for members of the House seeking higher office.
    — Alex Burns, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2018
  • The stock’s wipeout has caused Musk’s net worth to plunge by more than $150 billion so far this year.
    — Ece Yildirim, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Liza Koshy is a total pro at keeping her cool — even when faced with an Oscars wipeout.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
  • More aces and wipeout closers will abound in the National League playoffs.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2017
  • The wipeout didn’t end there, with shares falling nearly 7% on Wednesday.
    — Lauren Debter, Forbes, 18 May 2022
  • The damage to Sale wasn’t done in the fourth, though, as his command of his wipeout slider worsened.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2019
  • Some of the crypto faithful see an upside to the wipeout of 2022.
    — David Segal, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The 25-year-old has a wipeout slider and hopefully a great future.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Clevinger and Lamet are the Padres’ aces, hard-throwing right-handers with wipeout sliders.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2020
  • The history of midterm wipeouts supports their caution.
    — Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 18 July 2025
  • Crochet has a fastball that has been clocked at 100 mph, a wipeout slider and a changeup.
    — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • This time around, the Socialists and their allies were on course for about 40 seats, a near-wipeout.
    — Cedric Sam, Bloomberg.com, 19 June 2017
  • Predictably, the footage ranges from epic sends to hilarious wipeouts, and the camera has gone viral.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Trump has fanned those calls, warning of an electoral wipeout if Republicans do not change course.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
  • His 98-mph fastball is as devastating as his wipeout slider, which is one of the best in the game.
    — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 8 June 2026

wipe out

2 of 2 verb
  • He kind of got wiped out from drugs.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 June 2026
  • That wiped out the small gains that the stock made this year.
    — Bloomberg, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
  • The fees will wipe out your savings.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • Then use a cloth to wipe out dusty corners.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
  • Tap or click for an easy way to wipe out dozens with a few clicks.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Thanos’s goal was to wipe out half of all sentient life forms.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 Nov. 2021
  • Take it for a while to wipe out the high blood pressure then stop.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Iconic shops, like the decades-old sweets store, were wiped out.
    — Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • But the flooding may have wiped out the progress the club has made.
    — Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Now push a thick rag through the trap to wipe out any sludge or debris.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 25 Aug. 2020
  • And then, in this tale, the winds come in and wipe out even that landscape.
    — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2020
  • The planet was going to be wiped out.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • No one can win, but also no one is getting wiped out.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • One positive test wiped out a full game and could wipe out two.
    — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Pour the eggs back into the mixing bowl, and wipe out the pan.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 27 July 2020
  • Labour was wiped out in some early results.
    — Andrew MacAskill, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • This is not the first time the TV host has wiped out on stage.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
  • Persistent strikes could wipe out the event.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026
  • Large swings back to a daytime schedule wipe out a week’s progress.
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
  • Large swings back to a daytime schedule wipe out a week’s progress.
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
  • If any pieces are stuck to pan or are burnt, add a splash of water and wipe out pan.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
  • All so that a single blow or oversight won’t wipe out most of your wealth.
    — Dan Runkevicius, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Yet many unions have not come out the other side stronger; they have simply been wiped out.
    — Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Tap or click here to wipe out everything Google knows about you.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Her alderman is trying to get the city to wipe out that bill.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Transfer the butter to a large bowl; do not wipe out the skillet.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Transfer to a bowl, wipe out the skillet and return it to the stove.
    — Washington Post, 25 May 2021
  • In the process inflation will wipe out savings and make wages buy less.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
  • At the end of a half-marathon, runners are usually wiped out.
    — Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Apply it with a cloth and rub over the gum inside the dryer, then wipe out.
    — Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2021

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