cleaning

Example Sentences

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For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibers, or easing gum pain with makeshift “toothpicks.”

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

If it was all trouble and strife, depression and anxiety, push and pull, cooking and cleaning, loneliness and isolation, you would never stay in this relationship.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

County include a special tax for cleaning up stormwater, and that imposing new regulations in this way doesn’t make sense.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Cai said Annie loved her job with grain-growing company CBH and, during the off-season, also worked on a farm alongside his boss's wife, helping with cooking, cleaning and caring for others.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

“Good afternoon, my lady. Dear me, what a mess of paper! Do you need help cleaning it up?”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood