clean

Example Sentences

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Athletes, he says, need to be assured the Olympics are clean and cheats will not be tolerated.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

That meant this case was no longer going to be a clean vehicle to decide what the IQ line needs to be for intellectual disability under the Eighth Amendment.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

His reason: Baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis had to sign off on the all-star game, and he had been appointed to the position in 1920 to clean up baseball’s tarnished image.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Potential applications include gas separation, chemical storage, advanced coatings, and clean energy systems.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

“He scared Old Gandy clean out of the country.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls