cleaned

Example Sentences

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Platner, in damage-control mode, acknowledged that he was occasionally a lousy boyfriend but denied any sort of physical abuse, swore that he has cleaned up his act, and pledged that no more skeletons will emerge.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

Captain Tom Latham was out to the third ball of the chase and, crucially, Kane Williamson was palpably lbw to Josh Tongue, before Gus Atkinson cleaned up nightwatchman Will O'Rourke.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Bizarrely, Mr. Fountain has cleaned up Mr. Trump’s well-documented foul mouth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The issue, Travers said, has been lessened and “certain areas things are getting a little bit cleaned up. And I’m assuming that she’s, you know, part of that whole thing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

I thought of how Yakov’s hands had looked when I had cleaned them.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros