not clean

Example Sentences

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This case could have been an opportunity for the Supreme Court to draw the line and say: Your hands are not clean.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2025

“If I’m with a teammate who is late or he’s not working or he’s watching TV or he’s not clean, I would be doing the same without knowing, you know?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

“In my city, São Paulo, it's not clean either,” he admitted.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2024

Others complain the wire is still not clean or long enough to prevent internal disorder in the wire from triggering spurious signals.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 20, 2023

Basically I had to do stuff like touch my callused finger against a dirty surface and then not clean it or put a Band-Aid on.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green