How to Use awash in a Sentence

awash

adjective
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  • The deck of the boat was almost awash.
  • More than two years later, Lavelle is awash in endorsement deals.
    — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 20 July 2021
  • His neighborhood is now awash in muddy water with rescuers wading through knee-deep sludge.
    — Kantaro Komiya and Mari Yamaguchi, USA TODAY, 5 July 2021
  • Tampa was awash in out-of-work brokers and busted developers.
    — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Social media are awash with appeals for oxygen as more and more people suffocate from the advance of the virus.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2021
  • The Olympics usually are awash in military personnel equipped with rifles and riot gear.
    — Rachel Blount, Star Tribune, 31 July 2021
  • Also, boroughs outside Manhattan are more likely to have neighborhoods that are awash in homes within reach.
    — New York Times, 30 July 2021
  • The boxes are in short supply even though much of the world seems awash in shipping containers and as production of the boxes is expected to hit record levels this year.
    — Paul Berger, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The Panthers lined up with No. 12 in the middle, standing still as seconds ticked off the play clock and the crowd, awash in blue, looked on from the stands.
    — Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Every explanation is exacerbated by the fact that the United States is awash in guns.
    — Stephen Collinson and Rosa Flores, CNN, 6 July 2021
  • While Europe was awash in pamphlets, the Ottomans took little interest in printing, remaining an empire of the scroll.
    — Razib Khan, National Review, 31 July 2021
  • In a state used to political drama, Wisconsin's April 7 election is awash in doubt, dispute and uncertainty.
    — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Most ordinary people think official Washington is awash in corruption and that effectively everyone takes part in it.
    — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • Yes, the menus are bound in plastic in the 250-seat dining room, awash in red booths.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The Spurs are awash in guards in the range of 6-4 and 6-5, and George would only add to their collection.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Jan. 2023
  • With the floodgates now open, expect the U.K. charts to be awash with Christmas cuts in the weeks ahead.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The stage was awash in red, black and white glittering lights.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 16 July 2022
  • The region was awash in warnings about the great earthquake to come.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 June 2024
  • 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
  • But that doesn’t mean the industry will be awash in huge ships.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The second idea was that the world was awash in fossil fuels.
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The 2022 World Cup, the first to be held in the Middle East, has been awash in controversy from the start.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The forest opens, and the jungle floor is awash with tent poles, children, makeshift pots and stoves.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023
  • TikTok is awash with The White Lotus ski lodge dream casts.
    — Vulture, 28 Mar. 2023
  • And all of this is happening while the country is awash with weapons.
    — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 19 May 2022
  • The interior is awash in shades of azure and ivory that mirror the soothing blues and whites of the sea and sand.
    — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Sydney was awash in green and gold, and the wave of wattle is looking to wash over the rest of the country in the coming weeks.
    — Rachel Yabsley, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Though Chinese social media is often awash with nationalist and anti-Japanese comments, there has been an outpouring of sympathy for the student online.
    — Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024

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