clean
adjective
free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained.
had cleaned
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past perfectof clean.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Thirty minutes into their dishwashing shifts at a First Watch restaurant west of Chicago, the two had cleaned dozens of plates, utensils, cutting boards and cups, making them ready to be used again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
She told the court that after waving off her relatives she had cleaned up the kitchen, before rewarding herself with a slice of the orange cake Gail had brought.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
Late one night, Rosenbaum said, he and another young attorney drove to the small East Los Angeles home of a woman who had cleaned the psychiatrist’s office and seen the burglars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2024
But rather than suggesting a looming move or that the gunman had cleaned house before the massacre, Smith said his neighbor had simply never had any furniture.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2023
Anyway, when I got there they had finished supper and Nancy had cleaned up, put all the dishes in the dishwasher, and the three of them—the two kids and Mr. Clutter—were in the living room.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
