the supposedly rich rose she had chosen for the house unexpectedly came out a washy pinkish shade
the economy needs some strong medicine right now, and our leaders are offering only washy gruel
Recent Examples on the WebThe best is the smiles and dancing at the washy washy station.—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024 But like most of his saccharine repertoire, the lyrics don’t go much further than a washy setting of twinkly romance at the sock hop.—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023 There is a difference between a stalemate forced by performance and a wishy washy coach.—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2023 Prime Minister Conte, a lawyer, prefers looping, legalistic, wishy-washy sentences.—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020 What wasn’t though was the wishy-washy nature laced along the rest of that news release.—oregonlive, 30 Jan. 2020 Despite the occasional box-checking, wishy-washy comment slapping Beijing on the wrist for the worst of its abuses, the reality is that the former vice president’s support of the People’s Republic of China is deep and longstanding.—Tom Cotton, National Review, 11 Mar. 2020 Joe Biden’s wishy-washy foreign policy record could be a liability for him in the wake of President Trump’s ordered strike that killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani.—Emily Larsen, Washington Examiner, 7 Jan. 2020 There’s a big part of me now wondering if either the Ducks or the Beavers should even want the wishy-washy act of Williams.—John Canzano | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2019
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