clear out

Example Sentences

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He wasn’t the only one to clear out his direct holdings.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

She described going to clear out Henry's room at university and finding his advent calendar with only the first three doors open, "that broke me," she added.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

"And on the route, it encounters that instability zone around binaries, where three-body effects kick into place and gravitationally clear out the zone."

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

When an American frigate hit a mine during the so-called Tanker War, the U.S. sent in a force to clear out Iranian positions in the Gulf and destroyed Iranian ships that confronted it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

I am hoping that Owen was smart enough to clear out the car.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan