How to Use the cleaners in a Sentence

the cleaners

plural noun
  • Cleaning the house before the cleaners come?
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Northwestern was not taken to the cleaners, rolled or played.
    — Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • At each stop, the cleaners only have 10 minutes—sometimes less.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Then the cleaners were asked to return on Friday because the building was a mess.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The scientists wondered if these striking yellow, black and white fish might be visiting the cleaners for more than just the health benefits.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
  • This is his way of assuring the public that he did not get taken to the cleaners—because, of course, his affable partners would never do that.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
  • Avoid the wet pads because moisture can seep into the unfinished flooring and cause damage, and the cleaners can strip the protective finish on oiled or waxed floors.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
  • There's a moment each morning, just after the cleaners and the waiting in line, when visitors to the Sagrada Família in Barcelona get their first glimpse.
    — Seth Doane, CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • Bissell has received 206 reports of the cleaners' attachments unexpectedly disconnecting from the machines as of April 9, resulting in 161 burn injuries and at least one second-degree burn.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026

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