cleaning

Example Sentences

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Detainees are paid $1 per day under a voluntary work program for cleaning or cooking.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Tips include using water from washing fruit and vegetables for watering plants in the garden and not leaving the tap running while cleaning teeth.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

During a few months of slow sales early in the Covid pandemic, he started cleaning cars on weekends to help support his family after googling quick ways to make extra cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Doing laundry, cleaning the tub, getting your upper lip waxed at a nearby salon — these are all chores that fall into this category.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

“And you’ll…pay me for that? For organizing and cleaning up?”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy