be cleaned out
Example Sentences
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"This section of the river used to be cleaned out every five to 10 years, so it's not been like this for 25 years," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“It just needed to be cleaned out and made new again.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
“It just got to the point where it was just a little too yucky, a little too messed up in there. It just needed to be cleaned out and made new again.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
I tell them that if it gets washed into the underground springs when the drills break it up, it can’t be cleaned out.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2017
“Why does my room have to be cleaned out? Harry and I are fine with it the way it is!”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
