Sentence examples for to wiping from inspiring English sources
verb
To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface.
- Melissa wiped her glasses with her shirt.
It merely came close to wiping out the project.
RYAN: -- to wiping an entire country off the map.
First, the affair undermines faith in his commitment to wiping out corruption.
It also has competition from Apple's Steve Jobs, who has publicly committed to wiping Firefox out.
Which, as you now know, can lead to wiping the tushies of other people's children.
Some winemakers have even debated skipping a vintage, which would amount to wiping a year off the calendar.
The original goes: "Say goodbye to wiping ashtrays at the bar/Say hello to Cathy Hiatt, big-time star".
The report said banks often bought out the outstanding bonuses of new recruits – "tantamount to wiping the slate clean".
"The government is committed to wiping it out as soon as possible," he said in an interview.
In 1988, public health officials and volunteers across the globe committed themselves to wiping out polio completely by 2000.
The President didn't commit the United States government to wiping out ISIS completely, which was probably wise.
