How to Use clean out in a Sentence

clean out

phrasal verb
Definition of clean outnext
  • Even the crevices of your couch will be a breeze to clean out.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Those of us who helped clean out the house do not want to go back there.
    — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • Say goodbye to cleaning out the sink and wiping off the counter.
    — Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 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
  • The Spin City actor had a cat at the time and wasn't very good about cleaning out the litter box.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • The liquor cabinet wasn’t the only thing cleaned out this year.
    — Rachel McRady, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • One of those jobs was cleaning out my gutters last night.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
  • You'll also be asked to take a laxative to clean out your colon.
    — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Watch this video to see how to use power tools to quickly clean out pumpkins.
    — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, teammates and signing jerseys on the clean out day.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025
  • That’s why cleaning out a junk drawer can be such a challenge.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The city’s sewers have been cleaned out, pushing rats aboveground.
    — Madeleine Schwartz, The New York Review of Books, 27 July 2023
  • Within hours of Davie Berman’s funeral in 1957, the mob had cleaned out her house and given away all her toys.
    — Lisa Depaulo, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2024
  • To keep them clean, use a stiff brush at least quarterly to clean out sludge and food particles.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2024
  • After the decision was made to shut him down, Ohtani cleaned out his locker.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The 24-year-old was at The Star on Monday as players took part in a final team meeting and cleaned out their lockers.
    — Jon MacHota, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • One spot that’s focused on is the fireplace—all old ashes are cleaned out so everyone in the house can start the year off fresh.
    — Chris Ciolli, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • But what puzzles the team is that the cash register was cleaned out, but Virgil’s wallet’s still in his pocket.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Decker is awaiting her third operation in the Orlando area after having endured two procedures to clean out the wound and ensure there’s no infection.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025

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