clean it up
Example Sentences
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Benny Roman, who cleans at Times Square subway station, says he once encountered a man who threw a whole plate of food on the floor before him, then told him to clean it up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Critics said this asymmetry—taking small steps to limit the growth of bubbles but large ones to clean it up afterward—only fueled more risk-taking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
“If it doesn’t earn its keep,” Stephen said with a shrug, “we can always clean it up and put it back on the Free Table.”
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2025
The group said it elevated the river on the list, right behind the first-ranked Mississippi River, to bring greater attention to the waterway’s chronic pollution problems and the lack of action to clean it up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
I spend the rest of class trying to clean it up.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
