cleaning lady

Example Sentences

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Rhys, now 51, said he didn’t quite know what to think when he got there and the cleaning lady told him she was finishing up in order to leave before sunset.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

So first and foremost, respect your cleaning lady by being honest and terminate the professional relationship — and also stay true to your own convictions and respect your relationship with yourself.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

One of four daughters of a bricklayer and a cleaning lady in northwest England, Jackson never forgot her roots even as she made her name as one of the greatest women actors of her generation.

From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2023

When she takes the bus from Dover to Calais to confront the other woman, she is mistaken for the new cleaning lady and runs with it, quietly taking the opportunity to investigate.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

Their cleaning lady who had come on Friday must have thought that the pass was all used up since rides one through nine were already punched.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg