wash over
phrasal verb
washed over; washing over; washes over
1
: to affect or be felt by (someone) thoroughly and deeply
I felt relief washing over me.
Just close your eyes and let the music wash over you.
2
: to appear on (a person's face) suddenly
A look of surprise washed over his face.
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Bacteria emerging from the brackish water of the Ganges River delta are believed to be the origin of six of the seven cholera pandemics that have washed over the globe the past 200 years, killing tens of millions of people, stoking fear and panic, and inspiring novels and movies.
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Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
The same feeling from the night before washed over me.
—Allison Tsai, Verywell Health, 14 Feb. 2025
The idea is that as waves of dark matter wash over the satellite, its gravitational influence would wobble the levitating graphite.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 12 Feb. 2025
And when jurors did vote unanimously for the capital punishment, relief washed over her.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
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Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
The same feeling from the night before washed over me.
—Allison Tsai, Verywell Health, 14 Feb. 2025
The idea is that as waves of dark matter wash over the satellite, its gravitational influence would wobble the levitating graphite.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 12 Feb. 2025
And when jurors did vote unanimously for the capital punishment, relief washed over her.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wash over
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“Wash over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wash%20over. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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