Example Sentences

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Ninety percent of new carwashes are express operations offering automated cleanings overseen by one or two employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

In addition to toothpaste, researchers and the PerioTrap team have developed a gel used after professional dental cleanings to block harmful bacteria, support a healthy microbiome, and maintain gum health.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

I would always task myself with being as still as possible during my cleanings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025

"We do routine cleanings in the habitats of this area and throughout the zoo," the zoo wrote on Facebook.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

Instead of counting on a clean reaction, I'll do frequent "hydrogen cleanings" with a small flame.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir