Example Sentences

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Especially given the fact that, between “Sinners” and “One Battle After Another,” Warner Bros. will be cleaning up.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Others will be cleaning every nook and cranny of their living rooms and rearranging furniture to make space for extended family coming over for dinner.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2022

"We will be cleaning up this mess for years to come. Not even us. But our children and grandchildren," she said as she announced the protest.

From Reuters • Feb. 24, 2022

Materially, nothing about your life will change when you leave him, except that you will be cleaning and cooking and doing housework for one less person.

From Slate • Jun. 21, 2021

“This? It isn’t that bad. When people stay at hotels or motels, they know there will be cleaning services.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy