Examples of clearing in a Sentence
the clearing of the table
the clearing of wood and brush from part of the forest
We found a clearing in the forest.
Recent Examples on the Web
Below us was a clearing, with a circle of lean-tos at the center.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Though STIs pose health risks to all age groups, older people may have a harder time clearing infections or be more susceptible to contracting them in the first place, medical experts said.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
City officials have also discussed placing a new flood tax on that ballot that would help pay for storm channel clearing and other flood prevention and water quality efforts.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
Gradual clearing and drying is possible after midnight as winds from the west and northwest perhaps gust near 30 mph.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
As the helicopter hovered, five Yanomami ran into the clearing, gazing up at the intruders.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Moderate breezes and clearing conditions from the north blow in behind the cold front.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
The main house is set in a small clearing with two bedrooms and three bathrooms in nearly 4,300 square feet.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2024
After the page was taken down, a clearing company refused to transfer the funds to Levi’s family, which filed a lawsuit to try to secure the money.
—Julia Frankel, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2024
Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Though STIs pose health risks to all age groups, older people may have a harder time clearing infections or be more susceptible to contracting them in the first place, medical experts said.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
City officials have also discussed placing a new flood tax on that ballot that would help pay for storm channel clearing and other flood prevention and water quality efforts.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
Gradual clearing and drying is possible after midnight as winds from the west and northwest perhaps gust near 30 mph.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
As the helicopter hovered, five Yanomami ran into the clearing, gazing up at the intruders.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Moderate breezes and clearing conditions from the north blow in behind the cold front.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
The main house is set in a small clearing with two bedrooms and three bathrooms in nearly 4,300 square feet.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2024
After the page was taken down, a clearing company refused to transfer the funds to Levi’s family, which filed a lawsuit to try to secure the money.
—Julia Frankel, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Clearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearing. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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clearing
noun
clear·ing
ˈkli(ə)r-iŋ 
1
: the act or process of making or becoming clear
2
: an area of land cleared of wood and brush
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