wash over

phrasal verb

washed over; washing over; washes over

: 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.

: to appear on (a person's face) suddenly

A look of surprise washed over his face.

Examples of wash over in a Sentence

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And when jurors did vote unanimously for the capital punishment, relief washed over her. —

Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025 And fears have grown that the delicate and relative peace that has washed over Syria in the days since Assad's overthrow could be easily disrupted. —

Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024 Wind turbines move in unison as the pinkish, dwindling light of dusk washes over them. —

Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024 The days and weeks and months and years all wash over me and some things that seem long ago were actually just earlier this year, and some things that seem like just yesterday were ages ago, in another life. —

Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wash over