cleanliness

Example Sentences

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Authorities say their crackdown will bring cleanliness and order to the city of eight million people.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Derbyshire said the environmental charity's most recent statistics showed "one in seven streets" in Wales had glass litter on them, posing a public health challenge as well as a cleanliness issue.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The underlying premise is the same: cleanliness as virtue, mess as failure.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

“In terms of cleanliness, I’ve had to change the leadership of the Department of Sanitation, because I couldn’t get the job done,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Last week the imam had talked for more than an hour about Allah’s love for cleanliness and purity of both body and soul.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai