cleanly

Example Sentences

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His motives couldn’t be more cleanly illustrated by a PowerPoint presentation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Rangers second baseman Justin Foscue bobbled the ball and first baseman Jake Burger couldn’t cleanly field his throw, allowing Walton to advance from second to score the game-winning run.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

“But we also have slowing growth, re-accelerating inflation, and a Fed that cannot move cleanly in either direction.”

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The first time I used it, I remember slicing into a sweet potato — the dense, orange flesh giving way so cleanly it almost felt like the knife was doing the work on its own.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

We run deeper into the wood, until the ground rolls like a gentle wave down into a little valley, where there’s a green glade cut cleanly in half by a diamond-bright stream.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish