How to Use uncleaned in a Sentence

uncleaned

adjective

• If left uncleaned, a makeup sponge — like a Beautyblender — can get very gross, very quickly.
  — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 16 Oct. 2020
• By the summer of 2019, the program was in rank disrepair — dirty dishes piled up, water pooled on the floor, toilets were left uncleaned.
  — Paulina Villegas, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2019
• If the fawn is left alone for too long, its ears curl up, a sign of dehydration, and flies may cloud around its uncleaned body, drawing attention.
  — New York Times, 20 July 2021
• The few remaining uncleaned windows now serve as an advertisement for the restoration of the others, which have been cleansed of grime and freed of strips of makeshift leading.
  — Benjamin Ramm, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2017
• According to studies, if the door is left uncleaned in a place like a public washroom, thousands of kinds of bacteria can emerge.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2019
• The study found that uncleaned carpets may harbor substantial amounts of human hair, dead skin cells, plant matter and fungal spores.
  — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022
• For longer stays, that means rooms could go uncleaned for days at a time, resulting in reduced shifts for housekeeping employees.
  — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2021
• Kids swiped janitors’ bleach bottles to scrub common bathrooms that went uncleaned.
  — New York Times, 30 Sep. 2021
• Because they're located near the floor and often out of sight, baseboards are a major dust collector and often go uncleaned.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2021
• Human waste accumulated in two hundred thousand cesspools, many of which went uncleaned for years.
  — The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022
• Ramps are best used within a day or so of being harvested, but will keep uncleaned for a few days at room temperature on the counter, with their bulbs submerged in water like a bouquet of flowers.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 5 May 2021
• The audit reports that inspectors called out an uncleaned food preparation machine in four consecutive reviews over the course of two years.
  — Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 June 2021
• Many of the facilities, the staff member said, were poorly ventilated and, despite the department’s public statements, some spaces remained uncleaned for days.
  — Jan Ransom, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
• This year’s inspection report found logging observations for suicidal inmates were out of compliance, jail doors were broken by inmates and multiple inmates complained about uncleaned laundry for those under crisis care.
  — Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 25 Nov 2024