clean out
Example Sentences
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The kind of ingredient you buy for one specific recipe and then keep rediscovering, whether through social media content or “I need to clean out the fridge” panic.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
He added that Nato offered to help "clean out" the strait, adding that it would be free to use again "in not too long a distance".
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
But he also indicates "we want to go in and clean out everything."
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
To decrease the cost of moving, clean out as much stuff as possible beforehand.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026
“I’d rather clean out a henhouse! At least they’re useful! What good are you?”
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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