had cleaned
- past perfect of clean.
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
Part of the research on the bones would also be to see whether the process of decomposition in the soil had cleaned them of any remaining tissue, he added.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
By sunrise, Mammoth Mountain ski resort crews had cleaned up enough debris from the explosion to continue operating a nearby lift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2023
During his broadcast, Reed, smoking a cigar while riding around campus in a golf cart, showed viewers the now-cleared field he and players had cleaned up.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2023
The room had been his father’s when he’d been a boy, but aside from a few books on a shelf, it was clear his grandfather had cleaned all his things out.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
