Other Word Forms
- self-cleaning adjective
Etymology
Origin of cleaning
Example Sentences
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They are predators and scavengers, similar in some ways to birds of prey, and play an important role in cleaning up carcasses.
From Science Daily
"A Japanese knife was referred to as being dirty when actually the knife has just been sharpened and was seen part way through the cleaning process," they added.
From BBC
On top of that, she sells cleaning services for homes and vacation rentals, and is starting to receive income as a social media influencer.
From Barron's
In a matter of seconds, Mr. Garner went back to his sports section and Mrs. Garner started cleaning up and Freddy and Teddy started fighting over the last Pop-Tart in the box.
From Literature
"Forests act as powerful natural filters... cleaning the air and water, and reducing the overall impact of pollution," Muhammad Ibrahim, director of WWF-Pakistan's forest programme told AFP.
From Barron's
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