How, therefore, could its original sin be washed away by baptism?
Now, two propositions were accepted by both parties--that all infants are born in original sin, and that original sin could be washed away by baptism.
In old naphtha beds (such as the Pennsylvanian) even these blow-holes are closed, and the mud volcanoes have had time to be washed away.
Worms bring up the lower portions of the soil to the surface, and while thus promoting its fertility increase its liability to be washed away by rain.
The formation of a stratum of turf protects the soil and rocks underneath from being rapidly disintegrated and washed away by atmospheric action.
When the ice melts the loosened grains remain apart ready to be washed away by rain or blown off by wind, while by the widening of joints large blocks of rock are detached from the faces of cliffs.
The beacon has stood it out all winter, and it ain't likely it's goin' to be washed away to-night.
By careful lixiviation, these two new compounds may be washed away, and the chrome green may be freed from the remaining sulphur, by a slight heat.
The piece of biscuit is laid aside for a little, in order that the colour may take fast hold; it is then plunged into water, and the paper is washed away with a sponge.
The aluminous base or mordant on the cloth, more or less neutralized by the dunging, is next subjected to the dash-wheel or fulling mill, where by the stream of water the remainder of the thickening and other impurities are washed away.
A road has been cut between Kushiro and Shibetcha, a distance of thirty miles; but though quite new, it is already out of repair, and it will not be long before it is washed away entirely.
Other poles or rafters are then placed over these reeds, and through them lashed tightly to the under frame, thus preventing the thatch from being blown or washed away.
Take the glass, Erema, and tell us who is next to be washed away.
But what will be the good of it, Uncle Sam, when the new mill may at any time be washed away again?
The advance guard stopped from time to time to examine the ground; having discovered our footprints only partially washed away by the rain, they were following them up.
But even this sin, with his other sins, can be washed away by his subsequent contrition, which takes the place of Baptism, as stated above (Q.
Nevertheless, the demon's power over man remains as to the stain of sin, and the debt of punishment, until sin be washed away by Baptism.
One says she still “retains her members entire,” and another says that as fast as any part of this pillar is washed away, it is supernaturally restored.
Johnson; “if it continues to rain in this way two hours longer, the whole city will be washed away, and we, where will we be?
Johnson is excited; he thinks the bridge is washed away.
I left it three times with my wife and child, and stepped upon the main deck, expecting to see it washed away; and to add to the horror of the situation we were wrapped in darkness, as all the lanterns were dashed to pieces.
Landmarks all along the shore were washed away, and beyond the first line of dunes were pools left by the great tide, scummy and sinking fast into the sand, to leave only a fringe of bubbles behind.
Washed away, perhaps, by tears--there have been tears enough!
If too rapid a stream was chosen, the eggs and gravel were all washed away; and if too calm and still a place was selected, the gravel was filled up with sand and mud, and the eggs rotted instead of hatching.
Likewise, the peasantry still talk mysteriously of Lord Derwentwater's execution, and tell how his blood could not be washed away.
It was a popular suggestion in olden times that when a person had died a violent death, the blood stains could not be washed away, to which Macbeth alludes, as above, after murdering Duncan.
Stains of blood--stains that cannot be washed away--are to be seen on the floor of a certain room at Calverley Hall, Yorkshire.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "washed away" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
