clean off
Example Sentences
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Attempts to clean off the mural began immediately.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Taking a shower is an opportunity to clean off the smells and stickiness of the day, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
The waves clean off decaying organic matter that could cause pockets of low oxygen, which can be fatal to pupfish eggs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
In the mountain towns of upstate New York, houses were swept clean off their foundations by Irene, and one woman drowned inside a vacation cottage that became submerged in a rapidly rising creek.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
I pull out my pendant and rub it on my clothes to clean off the tarnish, but it leaves black streaks.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
