clean off
Example Sentences
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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
A child’s Shrek doll lay face down in the dirt next to a pile of broken plywood and branches, feet from a busted-up refrigerator with its back torn clean off.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2023
By gently rubbing a handful of sand up and down my arm, I clean off the rest of the scales, revealing fresh new skin underneath.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
