How to Use the all clear in a Sentence

the all clear

noun
  • More than an hour later, students were given the all clear.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Teams headed out to the pad after the hazardous conditions were given the all clear.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
  • As a result, analysts are reluctant to declare the all clear for airlines.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The brothers leisurely chatted for the next forty minutes, until the all clear sounded at 0830.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
  • In 2023, the teenager had chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant before she was given the all clear.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The lockdowns have since been lifted, and officials gave the all clear once the investigation concluded.
    — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • About 16,000 of roughly 50,000 evacuees are still waiting for the all clear.
    — Kayla Bartkowski, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
  • Thankfully, Pete only had a few scratches from the ordeal and was given the all clear to return to doggy daycare.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
  • The report was determined to be baseless, and Villanova Police have given the all clear.
    — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Minutes later, another notification was sent with the all clear.
    — Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Shortly after, the lockdown was lifted and the all clear was given as police located the student in question and determined there was no weapon.
    — Marybel Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Woolaston was finally given the all clear at her last MRI scan in February 2026, and her eyesight has also returned.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The Hamilton County Emergency Management Service said in a statement multiple law enforcement agencies had left campus following the all clear.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
  • In Wisconsin, meanwhile, the public utility Alliant Energy received the all clear from authorities to begin construction of one in 2026 to supply power to 18,000 homes.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025

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