clean
adjective
free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained.
cleans
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present tense formof clean (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Benny Roman, who cleans at Times Square subway station, says he once encountered a man who threw a whole plate of food on the floor before him, then told him to clean it up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Bass has credited her Inside Safe program, which cleans encampments and moves people into motel rooms, for driving the recent decline in street sleeping.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
And it cleans up in the third, loyalty revenue, including from credit cards, retail partners, and lounge memberships.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
It now cleans roughly 200 to 220 cars a day, down by about 80 from before the raid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
“He cleans up at the High Horse Juke Joint sometimes.”
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
