cleared away

Example Sentences

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It was a reminder that while the mud and the original “wealth and prosperity” had been cleared away to make room for concrete and brick, the pull of one’s origins remain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Almost all of Mandalay's flattened or toppled residential buildings have been cleared away, some of them already rebuilt and others remaining as fenced-off empty lots dotting the city.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The canapes and tickertape have barely been cleared away from football's celebrations, but a baton has been passed.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

Bravo has been slowly dismantling the fourth wall for a while, and with “Love Hotel,” the last of the rubble is cleared away.

From Salon • May 5, 2025

When they got to the valley that leads to the cave, they cleared away some underbrush and put up blue tarpaulins.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston