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

The comments followed a visit to Caracas by Trump's energy secretary earlier this week and came as his administration cleared away additional US sanctions that have blocked oil industry investment in the South American country.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

The rubble of the collapsed canopy has been cleared away, but otherwise the building appears to have remained untouched since the disaster.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 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

She paused in the entrance to the drawing room and observed that the chocolate-smeared cocktail glasses had yet to be cleared away, and that the doors into the garden still stood open.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan