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
Pointed toward a small clearing in a dense rainforest, a trail camera sits poised at the ready.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
Those symptoms can include throat clearing, coughing, and post-nasal drip.
—Dwyer Frame, Health, 19 Apr. 2024
More:Tony Evers signs bills clearing way for electric vehicle charging network
More:Wisconsin Republicans voted to hike electric vehicle registration fees.
—Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024
After a winding ride through ravines and branches, we were dropped off into a clearing that had water near a marshy area.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
With some clearing, temperatures are set to head into the 60s locally.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Below us was a clearing, with a circle of lean-tos at the center.
—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
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
Those symptoms can include throat clearing, coughing, and post-nasal drip.
—Dwyer Frame, Health, 19 Apr. 2024
More:Tony Evers signs bills clearing way for electric vehicle charging network
More:Wisconsin Republicans voted to hike electric vehicle registration fees.
—Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024
After a winding ride through ravines and branches, we were dropped off into a clearing that had water near a marshy area.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
With some clearing, temperatures are set to head into the 60s locally.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Below us was a clearing, with a circle of lean-tos at the center.
—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
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“Clearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearing. Accessed 29 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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