cleanliness

Example Sentences

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Inspectors also raised serious concerns around cleanliness in wards and the management of patient safety incidents, where care had gone wrong but reviews were not always properly carried out.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 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

Last week the imam had talked for more than an hour about Allah’s love for cleanliness and purity of both body and soul.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai