be cleaned out
Example Sentences
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“When is that going to be cleaned out? There’s a lot of questions and very little answers.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2023
“It just got to the point where it was just a little too yucky, a little too messed up in there. It just needed to be cleaned out and made new again.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2022
Although there are 101 above-ground concrete vaults available for burials, he said many of them had been overtaken by mold and moisture and needed to be cleaned out.
From US News • May 21, 2015
“It’s really not an overhaul in the sense that everybody’s going to be cleaned out and we’re going to bring a bunch of new guys in,” he said.
From Washington Times • Jan. 13, 2015
Before prospective buyers could be allowed inside, though, the place had to be cleaned out.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
