cleaned up
Example Sentences
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On the peninsula in Long Beach on Tuesday, several neighbors checked on one another as they cleaned up debris from the flooding and storm damage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Oh, sorry, sir,” he said sheepishly before turning back to the others, who immediately lowered their voices and cleaned up their language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Brydon Carse cleaned up Nick Potts with another quick and full ball and in the next over, Bashir lost his middle stump to one angled in.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Weisberger said cheap valuations for gold miners as a group were “noteworthy,” and that many of these companies have boosted their profit margins and cleaned up their balance sheets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
“They were supposed to have cleaned up Household. We thought, Holy crap, there are so many people worse than that.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
