How to Use clean out in a Sentence

clean out

phrasal verb

• Even the crevices of your couch will be a breeze to clean out.
  — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 22 Apr. 2023
• The grease falls into the grill's drip pan below, which is easy to clean out.
  — goodhousekeeping.com, 1 June 2023
• Then clean out the area, purge, assess and find a system that fits.
  — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
• This game doesn’t pack much heat in terms of cleaning out the office.
  — Grant Gaspard, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
• Dryer vents should be cleaned out at least once a year.
  — Sophia Benoit, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2023
• Carefully crack open the end of a few eggs and clean out the shells to create these tiny planters.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
• Shops have been cleaned out of food and basic supplies.
  — Emma Bubola, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2023
• Discard the neck bone (do not feed this to your dog), clean out the gizzard, and cut the rest of the giblets into bite-sized pieces.
  — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2023
• Scrub the dispensers and use a pipe cleaner to clean out the connecting pipes.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
• With a sharp chisel, clean out all the veneer and old glue within that area.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
• The Lancaster terminal was cleaned out, and the doors rolled down and locked.
  — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
• The city’s sewers have been cleaned out, pushing rats aboveground.
  — Madeleine Schwartz, The New York Review of Books, 27 July 2023
• After the decision was made to shut him down, Ohtani cleaned out his locker.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
• Use it for keeping your garage tidy and for cleaning out the interior of your car.
  — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
• That was the case four years ago, when the 49ers cleaned out their lockers and the Chiefs celebrated through downtown Kansas City.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
• The patients underwent carotid endarterectomies, a procedure in which the artery is opened and the plaque is cleaned out.
  — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• For drying, use a microfiber cloth that won’t scratch or harm the surface and will clean out any excess moisture.
  — Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2023
• Also, the manual suggests cleaning out the brew unit and main dispenser about once a week.
  — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
• The tester did note, however, that litter did get into the scoop holder, which was harder to clean out.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
• School counselors could be seen cleaning out their offices.
  — Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2023
• Rosie Wightman, 12, is seen in the silent video footage cleaning out her pet’s cage in her backyard before noticing the rodent in the jaws of a snake hidden in the bushes.
  — Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
• The Roys adopt a hamster named Hammy and never, ever, ever, ever clean out its cage.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 June 2023
• When another officer poured water over Wayte’s head to clean out his eyes, blood streamed down his face.
  — Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
• Reyes and his wife, Elizabeth, along with her sister, her cousin and their spouses, have been cleaning out the home with plans to renovate it.
  — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
• Use a plastic scrubber or bristle brush (the boiling water will sterilize your Dutch oven) to clean out the rest and wipe it with a towel.
  — Pete Zimowsky, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• Use it for keeping your garage routinely tidy and for cleaning out the interior of your car.
  — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2023
• One good Samaritan with a rainbow parasol hat carried a shovel to the porta-potties and started to clean out the mud.
  — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2023
• A number of sales and auctions cleaned out unwanted carpets, lace curtains and furniture from the Green and Red rooms.
  — Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
• After cleaning out the weeds, apply pre-emergent weed control to minimize any resurgence of weeds through the rest of the summer.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 29 July 2023
• Recently, my wife found my old wedding ring while cleaning out a junk drawer.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024