Examples of awash in a Sentence
The deck of the boat was almost awash.
the streets were awash from the heavy rains
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College football is awash in problems, including the Big Ten’s unrivaled arrogance, and its never-ending list of demands that would make Notre Dame blush.
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In the sixteenth century, imperial Spain was awash with silver imported from the New World, but the empire’s structural fragilities had already sealed its decline.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Jan. 2026
Also, the internet is awash in fake, traumatizing slop that’s being used to score points in an ongoing information war.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
In the sixteenth century, imperial Spain was awash with silver imported from the New World, but the empire’s structural fragilities had already sealed its decline.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The seas are awash, in other words, in juicy oil targets.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for awash
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“Awash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awash. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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awash
adjective
ə-ˈwȯsh 
-ˈwäsh
1
: washed by waves or tide
2
: floating about
3
a
: flooded or covered with water
b
: filled or covered as if by a flood
an event awash in emotion
Geographical Definition
Awash
geographical name
river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in eastern Ethiopia flowing northeast
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