Usage of "washed-up" | TermGallery

Doomed to extinction.

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Examples for "ruined"

Any new political crises could delay efforts to rebuild Zimbabwe's ruined economy. 
 Reuters 

These new days of growing peace ruined that, required more careful hunting. 
 Ink Exchange 

Israel paused a moment, and looked into one of the ruined houses. 
 The Scapegoat 

Sucking at his pipe; the Sergeant glowered moodily down the ruined street. 
 Bruce 

Someone ruined a very good point with a badly made final stroke. 
 The Plains of Passage 

The control group exhibited a typical sunk cost effect in our task. 
 Pubmed 

Political turmoil had sunk consumers confidence to a 12-month low in April. 
 Reuters 

She has sunk the case, in the water or in the quicksand. 
 The Moonstone 

The reality of what had happened hadn't really sunk in until now. 
 The World According to Bob 

More than a year later, and it still hasn't really sunk in. 
 The Guardian 

Otherwise we risk all the good work to protect people being undone. 
 BBC 

Words spoken in anger have strong power and they cannot be undone. 
 Dangerous Women 

We may have to wait for another crisis to see it undone. 
 Reuters 

Jeryl knew, however, that there was still much damage to be undone. 
 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 

It wasn't the first time he's finished what others have left undone. 
 Climbing Magazine 

Good night, Doctor, and thank you for all you've done for me. 
 The Rains Came 

Methods: A prospective screening of iSTBI patients was done for two years. 
 Pubmed 

She couldn't imagine living as Sarah had done for the past year. 
 Jewels 

This view is borne out by research done for the music business. 
 BBC 

Materials and methods: This online survey has been done for 10 days. 
 Pubmed 

Usage of washed-up in English

Others thought that they were a washed-up remnant of the great flood. 
 The Dawn of Canadian History : A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada 

Not far away, several water birds were seen scavenging among washed-up dead fish. 
 Don't Cry Tai Lake 

We just learnt this morning that a washed-up body was discovered in Centurion. 
 The South African 

Dental records confirmed that the washed-up corpse was indeed Michael Fromley. 
 In the shadow of gotham 

Many have found themselves unfairly washed-up before 30 has begun to properly loom. 
 The Irish Times 

Besides, no one wanted a brooding, gun-toting washed-up CIA Agent for a date. 
 Deadly little secrets 

Of, say, being a washed-up singer trapped by the cage of the past. 
 Wired 

I felt like a superhero, not some washed-up, two-kid-having Napa Auto Parts dad. 
 Climbing Magazine 

Garrett and Lane were talking nearby in the shade of the washed-up oil tank. 
 Rebel island 

You think your company would hire a washed-up dam engineer as a helicopter pilot? 
 Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river 

The washed-up hero still carried her grudge, which Iridium had to admire her for. 
 Shades of gray 

Has-been actress and washed-up politician seen going for a walk like two old farts? 
 Honor thyself 

Instead they have installed American Joe Hipp, a washed-up brawler, as their number one contender. 
 The Irish Times 

Most of it was found on a washed-up boat on 90 Mile Beach in Kaitaia. 
 Radio NZ 

Meanwhile, financially washed-up Arsenal are having to cut their (dish)cloth accordingly. 
 The Guardian 

By hiring a washed-up lawman (Jeff Bridges) to track the killer. 
 The Guardian 

Meanings of washed-up in English