cleaning
Example Sentences
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The attempt went relatively smoothly, she explains, apart from a "nightmarish" section when cleaning a kid's playground at four in the morning where the game's bright primary colours affected her in "a very psychedelic way".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Meanwhile the pipeline stocks the fund does own have been busy paying down debt and cleaning up their own financial profiles.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Rather than immediately cleaning the fossils, he inspected them closely.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
At that moment, I thought, “Man, if only I’d been cleaning that yard instead, I’d be 5 pounds richer right now.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
“I will sell you that cleaning paste so that you won’t have to pay anything for lodging, and we will all breathe easier every time you share with us that remarkable smile.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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