cleaned up

Example Sentences

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Platner, in damage-control mode, acknowledged that he was occasionally a lousy boyfriend but denied any sort of physical abuse, swore that he has cleaned up his act, and pledged that no more skeletons will emerge.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

Captain Tom Latham was out to the third ball of the chase and, crucially, Kane Williamson was palpably lbw to Josh Tongue, before Gus Atkinson cleaned up nightwatchman Will O'Rourke.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

"Much like at a crime scene, everything is documented, archived, and then cleaned up," Marroni said.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Yuppies cleaned up other people’s messes, then stayed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

But he gave me a lopsided grin and cleaned up like an angel, so I rolled my eyes and said, “Good job.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan