clean
adjective
free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained.
have cleaned
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present perfectof clean.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The contractors have cleaned the bottom and begun pouring the "industrial-grade" substance and will be finished in a matter of days, he said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
Alcaraz and 24-year-old Jannik Sinner have cleaned up the past seven major titles between them, having taken their games to a far superior level than anybody else on the ATP Tour.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
I feel so good now that I have cleaned off my bookshelves.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2024
“That doesn’t really help the person who just applied and got denied by someone who may have cleaned up their advertisements,” Uzeta said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
As he was going in he said: “It was thoughtful of you to bring your knife along with the milk pail. But then, how else could you have cleaned the chicken?”
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
