Example Sentences

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Preparations for the Persian New Year begin days in advance, with people spring-cleaning their home — “shaking the house,” as the expression goes — or buying new clothes and furniture.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

For me, the answer is a spring-cleaning weekend.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

“Perfect for a spring-cleaning weekend — episodes are about 20 minutes long, and so uplifting.”

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2022

For more spring-cleaning tips, watch the video at the top of this article, or click here to access it.

From Fox News • Mar. 21, 2022

When the forest sprouted in between our houses, and the brambles grew new bright green leaves, we took to spring-cleaning the tree house and Charlie started to talk about building The Amazing Deck.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King