Example sentences for: awash

How can you use “awash” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Andros is awash with fresh water, which is put to good use: over 6 million gallons are pumped into tankers each day and shipped across to New Providence, where fresh water is much in demand.

  • Plunder was now legitimate business and the city was awash with money and booty from the numerous pirate raids.

  • The Wall Street Journal 's G. Paschal Zachary observed last September that America, or at least American journalism, was awash in defining moments (you know, the Gulf War, the Rodney King beating, the death of Diana).

  • Its small houses awash with pastel hues form the core of shopping and eating possibilities.

  • The NYT Week in Review and the WP Outlook sections are awash with Pinochet's arrest, Kosovo, and the Middle East.


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