Examples of 'were washing' in a sentence

Meaning of "were washing"

Describes the act of cleaning or scrubbing something using water and detergent. This phrase is commonly used when referring to washing clothes, dishes, or other items that require cleaning. It indicates the ongoing action of the verb 'wash' in the past tense, specifically in the plural form

How to use "were washing" in a sentence

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were washing
I suppose you were washing your hands too.
My only underwear was torn while you were washing it.
You told me you were washing these by hand.
We were washing innards for black pudding.
See what banks were washing the money.
You were washing your face because you threw up.
Maybe the tears were washing them out.
They were washing their hands of any guilt.
I balanced my checkbook while you were washing clothes.
I thought you were washing your hair tonight.
His hands come together as if he were washing them.
A year ago you were washing my pots and pans.
Hundreds of thousands of dead fish were washing up.
We knew that they were washing up with the whales.
We were washing a car and talking about bad dreams.

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While the clothes were washing we had lunch.
You were washing something off your hands.
I saw you while you were washing your hair.
They were washing their hair together.
In the bathroom you were washing my hair.
They were washing the sand off their feet.
Tens of thousands of fish were washing up on shore.
You were washing his laundry.
I am thinking that they were washing them.
Them and were washing their nets.
He went to a place where many washermen together were washing clothes.
While you were washing the kids.
Were washing their fresh catches in.
Maybe you were washing the car.
It was observed that a large amount of monkeys were washing their potatoes.
I told her you were washing up after some great sex.
Fullones were legally responsible for the clothes they were washing.
They were washing their hands.
Rub the shampoo in as if you were washing your hair.
Bodies were washing up for months.
Sunny came to work while we were washing clothes.
People were washing their cars.
So we could track the loot and see what banks were washing the money.
They were washing dishes.
Simply apply the same strokes you would as if you were washing her hair.
They were washing clothes.
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy reported frozen sharks were washing on beaches south of Boston.
We were washing the car.
Waves of nausea were washing over me.
We were washing dishes.
I thought you were washing up.
They were washing dishes when the restaurant was raided.
Soon all the monkeys on the island were washing their food before eating it.
Once we were washing ourselves in a river and a brigade showed up on the other bank.
There were also women who were washing clothes next to the canals.

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