cleaning

Example Sentences

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Melamine sponges remain highly effective cleaning tools, but their widespread use may come with an environmental cost that many people have never considered.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

"This government is committed restoring nature and cleaning up our rivers," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Scientists say this is the first known example of one ant species cleaning a much larger ant.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

“But they could begin by cleaning up their old waste,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

“Mostly cleaning and tidying rooms, making the beds—that sort of thing.”

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