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
Pimples or a rash in the area of the breasts or on the upper back, caused by a bra that chafes, is not clean or is made of material that is allergenic or not breathable.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 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
“Those dams are not clean energy if they are resulting in the extinction of species and cultures,” Hayes says.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2023
“I’ll wash my own clothes. That way if they’re not clean enough, I’ll have only myself to blame.”
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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