Example Sentences

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She also gave up on the neutral household color scheme and plenty of her cleaning routines, including daily vacuuming or attempting to keep the kids’ toys in their bedrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The couple made it work by vacuuming and keeping the cats out of their bedroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Remediation personnel power washed the exterior of buildings, wiped down all surfaces and completed thorough vacuuming with filters to remove dangerous substances.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

Campaigners want a deep clean of all buses more frequently, and the use of insecticidal treatments, heat treatments, improved vacuuming and sealed barriers in known hotspots.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

Like Mom is vacuuming up all the joy.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle