Example Sentences

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“I was so excited to go. We told his stepbrother, who lives there, so he had cleared his schedule. I had to tell him that we can’t go anymore. We still haven’t gone.”

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The White House Correspondents’ Association initially indicated the event might resume, but within an hour, much of the room had cleared.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Even if the measure had cleared the Senate and the House -- where a vote on a similar resolution is expected Thursday -- Trump would have been able to veto it.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

On Monday Myanmar's military said it had "cleared" KK Park, releasing more than 2,000 workers and confiscating 30 Starlink terminals.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

The moment he had cleared his plate he turned to the boy next to him, asked him for his leftover meat loaf, and devoured it just as rapidly.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown