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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Then sit back, close your eyes, and let the confusion wash over you.
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Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
So, Max and his little group of stragglers who missed the boat walk toward higher ground as large waves wash over the coastline.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 8 May 2025
To those varieties of rational and sensual experience that do not wash over you, but that call you to live a fuller life.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Cobbled together by a phalanx of producers, these sounds wash over Carti’s performances in a raging yet sensuous churn.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
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Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
So, Max and his little group of stragglers who missed the boat walk toward higher ground as large waves wash over the coastline.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 8 May 2025
To those varieties of rational and sensual experience that do not wash over you, but that call you to live a fuller life.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Cobbled together by a phalanx of producers, these sounds wash over Carti’s performances in a raging yet sensuous churn.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 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 8 Jun. 2025.
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