The words washed over me and I struggled to decipher their meaning.

He focused all attention on himself, and his words washed across the listener.

Her words washed over him, cleansing the bitterness from his heart.

Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music.

The words wash over him as he waits in the line of men wearing baskets identical to his.

She let his words wash over her for more than an hour.

The words just wash over me, leaving no trace of meaning behind.

He let her words wash over him, their familiar tone and content a security blanket.

The words of a new chant washed across her awareness.

Sometimes the language is so beautiful I have to shut my eyes and let the words wash over me.'