cleanliness

Example Sentences

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Authorities say their crackdown will bring cleanliness and order to the city of eight million people.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Derbyshire said the environmental charity's most recent statistics showed "one in seven streets" in Wales had glass litter on them, posing a public health challenge as well as a cleanliness issue.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The underlying premise is the same: cleanliness as virtue, mess as failure.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

You may find yourself pantomiming with one of your feet to your children in the persona of “Mr. Stinkyfoot,” a somewhat boorish Frenchman who espouses the importance of cleanliness and the needs for a bath.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Her father’s last weeks were happy ones under the care of Sister Federica, whose devotion to a bewildering array of saints did not lessen her duty to cleanliness.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García