cleaner

Example Sentences

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Her mum Linda was a cleaner and her dad Peter was a plumber.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Because they have relatively few stars and less background radiation, they provide a cleaner setting to search for dark matter signals.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

Railroad operators have been testing cleaner alternatives to diesel-powered locomotives, including battery models, but still rely on diesel-electric for almost all freight routes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Compared with buying a stock portfolio, prediction markets would have been a much cleaner way to hedge against Great Britain leaving the EU by giving direct exposure to the question, “Will Brexit happen?”

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

It was about a woman in a small town who bought a vacuum cleaner.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien