cleanliness

Example Sentences

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"So, if we're thinking about this perpetual challenge of the cleanliness of Welsh streets just getting worse, this is a proper systemic intervention."

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The underlying premise is the same: cleanliness as virtue, mess as failure.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

It wasn’t all that long ago that dark meat was unpopular across certain swaths of American culinary culture, owing to popular misconceptions about its healthiness, cleanliness and quality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

But critics accuse her of merely shifting traffic elsewhere, while also allowing security, cleanliness and public transport to deteriorate.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

Furthermore, I displayed, or usually displayed, all those traits deemed essential to job readiness: punctuality, cleanliness, cheerfulness, obedience.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich