cleaning

Example Sentences

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In PowerWash Simulator's case that means cleaning through one mucky area - say, a fun house or a roller disco - after another; quite literally rinse and repeat.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Rather than immediately cleaning the fossils, he inspected them closely.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

At that moment, I thought, “Man, if only I’d been cleaning that yard instead, I’d be 5 pounds richer right now.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

A coming model can even climb stairs, cleaning each step as it ascends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Mama now took care of everything—grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, washing our clothes, paying bills and tuition.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson