How to Use awash in a Sentence

awash

adjective

• The deck of the boat was almost awash.
• But that doesn’t mean the industry will be awash in huge ships.
  — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
• On Tuesday, Matagorda was quickly awash in storm surge and flooding as Nicholas rolled in.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2021
• Normally, a stalemate comes from a lack of resources, but the state and cities are awash in federal rescue money.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2021
• Upon entering the home, you’re greeted with a tranquil entry foyer that leads to the main living space, awash in shades of gray and white.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2024
• And in the United States, which is awash in supplies of shots, some version of that policy is likely to stick.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2021
• Over the last several years, episodic television has been awash in Black therapists.
  — Amma Marfo, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2021
• The stadium still figures to be awash in red and black, with Utah fans sporting the Utes’ primary color.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2021
• South Carolina has been awash in opioids to devastating effect.
  — NBC News, 18 Sep. 2021
• And still, parts of the internet are awash in the personal information of millions of schoolchildren.
  — NBC News, 10 Sep. 2021
• Maryland’s state and local governments have been awash in federal money to help with the response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  — Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 23 Sep. 2021
• Ukraine, in the midst of Vladimir Putin’s invasion, is awash in ambitious local plans for rebuilding cities in more democratic ways.
  — Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
• Soon, Happy Hollow is awash in rumors of teenage cults and demonic possession, and where there’s smoke, there may be actual hellfire.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
• The world is awash in a growing tsunami of data pouring from satellites, drones and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
  — Rachel Olney, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
• And eventually when the world was awash in sanitizer, both were left holding the bag — or rather gargantuan supplies of the liquid disinfectant.
  — Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Sep. 2021
• North Carolina, in particular, becomes awash with a dynamic color palette of reds, yellows, and oranges every year.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024