How to Use cleanup in a Sentence

cleanup

1 of 3 noun

• The Navy asserts the crime set back the cleanup by years.
  — Ralph Vartabedian, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
• Matt Chisholm: The cleanup is done, and Victor Gray tells you that on the jail call.
  — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2024
• And when you’re done, just toss it in the dishwasher for a breeze of a cleanup.
  — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
• Also a lot of cleanup required due to all the bowls, pans, etc.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2023
• The cleanup comes after a judge ordered the city in March to remove tents from the area.
  — Juliette Rihl, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2023
• The cleanup effort began in June 2022 and wrapped up this fall.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
• Drivers are still being kept away from the area amid the cleanup.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2023
• Use it to line all your baking pans and trays for easy cleanup.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
• This one-skillet, 45-minute recipe is both easy and light on cleanup.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2024
• The cleanup is in response to a court order that said Phoenix must remove tents in the area.
  — Juliette Rihl, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2023
• Not to mention, the cleanup involved wearing a trash bag.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
• That includes 1-for-8 with a walk and six Ks the past two days since moving from cleanup to the leadoff spot.
  — Gordon Wittenmyer, The Enquirer, 19 July 2023
• This isn’t just a waterfront cleanup, though those are great.
  — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2023
• Join the group on May 28 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a hike-in volunteer trail cleanup near the Redbox Picnic Area.
  — Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
• The jar is also equipped with a leakproof lid and is dishwasher safe, which makes cleanup a breeze.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
• For other mines, the state and the bond company are still working out terms for cleanup.
  — Ken Ward Jr., ProPublica, 26 Apr. 2023
• Just be mindful of cleanup—more opening and flaps also means more crevices to clean.
  — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2023
• Catcher Will Smith, their cleanup hitter, also reached base three times and drove in a pair of runs.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
• Wear old clothes and latex gloves, and use disposable cups and stir sticks for easy cleanup.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
• Half the rooms, when available, will be turned over to the city, county and a state agency for street cleanup programs, Freed said.
  — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
• Add a refrigerator to keep food fresh on hot days and a sink to make cleanup easy.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2023
• This convenience can cut down on preparation time—and the amount of cleanup.
  — Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2024
• The move would aim to speed cleanup in the aftermath of future disasters.
  — Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 31 Mar. 2024
• The removable drip tray under the tap makes for easy cleanup and the guard rails keep your barware from sliding off.
  — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2023
• The road was closed for several days amid a weeklong hazmat cleanup.
  — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2023
• Maintain it To prevent things from getting out of hand again, do a yearly cleanup.
  — Nevin Martell, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2023
• This Protects the cooler from stains and odors, keeps food and drinks colder for longer, and makes cleanup easier.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
• Its non-stick design also prevents food residue and makes cleanup a breeze.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
• Parents will love that this kit also comes with an apron, gloves, and a tablecloth for no-hassle cleanup.
  — Tanya Edwards, Parents, 4 Oct. 2023
• While many applauded the effort, others voiced frustration about the cleanup to glam up the streets.
  — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2023

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cleanup

2 of 3 adjective

• There was no weaker cleanup man in the bigs in the first three weeks.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
• In the years since, hundreds of cleanup workers fell ill and many have died.
  — James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2022
• The match was then stopped for several minutes while the cleanup crew wiped up blood spots on the floor.
  — Tony Baranek, chicagotribune.com, 25 Aug. 2021
• But this year marks the start of the most comprehensive cleanup effort in Tahoe to date.
  — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 May 2021
• Seattle’s cleanup man drove it into the gap in left-center to score two runs.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2021
• The report cited cleanup efforts at the site as helping to improve the aquifer.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 24 June 2021
• The cleanup hitter continued his tear with a two-run home run, his third of the series.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2022
• Shay Chance and her boyfriend also packed up their campsite before the cleanup crew had time to reach them.
  — Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Feb. 2022
• The end game for us is it’s delaying us to getting back to into cleanup mode.
  — al, 18 Nov. 2020
• Members of the garrison left the barracks for cleanup duty during the protests in 2019.
  — Dan Strumpf, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2022
• There are 26 sites listed and 22 have been deleted after cleanup goals have been achieved.
  — Erin Adler, Star Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
• As the residents work on cleanup efforts in their neighborhoods, more help is on the way.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Dec. 2021
• Turn to any one of these 30 sheet-pan recipes for easy weeknight dinners that are even easier on the cleanup crew.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 15 Sep. 2021
• The Red Cross has been providing cleanup assistance to the metro Detroit area.
  — Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2021
• Foley said the county’s claims for cleanup efforts alone amount to more than $1 million.
  — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2021
• The man sat up, squinted and gazed around at the ballpark, which was empty except for the cleanup crew and the grounds crew grooming the diamond.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Oct. 2021
• There were two out, a runner on first and cleanup hitter Austin Hays was waiting for Morgan.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 4 June 2022
• Bottom line: This is a great vacuum that can handle any cleanup job in your house or car.
  — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 5 Aug. 2021
• Others may be wary of the response time or may want to have control over the cleanup efforts on their properties.
  — oregonlive, 29 Oct. 2020
• For now, Israel will focus on getting to the bottom of the disaster and on cleanup efforts.
  — Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
• The idea for a linear park grew out of more than a decade of community meetings and volunteer cleanup days on the rail line.
  — Winnie Hu, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2022
• As of late Tuesday, the area was still secured to allow cleanup efforts to continue.
  — Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2023
• Breland adds that the kayakers pick up trash, sometimes in organized cleanup events.
  — al, 7 Aug. 2019
• Volunteers have helped with cleanup initiatives, and neighbors have opened their doors to those who lost their homes.
  — Vivi Smilgius, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
• At the end of the town hall, Nene Stewart remained skeptical of the company’s promises on cleanup efforts.
  — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023
• But in May, the housing market experienced a boom and Special Ops was getting a lot of calls for cleanup projects on homes up for sale.
  — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2020
• Ten animators and cleanup crew from Denmark as well as coloring artists from France worked on the film.
  — Shalini Dore, Variety, 17 Mar. 2022
• Hundreds of people have been working on cleanup efforts.
  — Allison Prang, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021
• The idea came from Sue Klein of Western Springs, who organizes an annual cleanup day in local parks.
  — Diane Dachota, chicagotribune.com, 4 Nov. 2019
• Even as cleanup efforts improve, outreach workers have noticed a change in the drug landscape.
  — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, 7 July 2019

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clean up

3 of 3 verb

• The race was red-flagged for 15 minutes to clean up the track with eight laps to go.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
• But the birds don't just clean up their mammal friends.
  — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
• The city is quieter and calmer; test scores go up as the air around schools cleans up.
  — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 5 July 2023
• The girls should feast, and not have to clean up afterwards.
  — Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 25 July 2023
• Feed them and play, rock them to sleep, clean up after them and give them love.
  — The View, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2023
• Brynn is forced to clean up the havoc of the strange creature which has wreaked chaos across her town.
  — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
• Thinking the worst was over, people headed out to clean up the roads.
  — Ziad Jaber, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
• The silver fox stayed true to his rock star pompadour, cleaning up the edges just a bit and keep length at the top.
  — Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
• The word mop rarely appears without the word mess, but cleaning up that mess doesn't need to be a pain.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
• The host of The Voice hopes his son picks up on his tendency to clean up after himself in the kitchen.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
• His snacking habits, needless to say, make a mess — which the women clean up.
  — Celia Wren, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
• At the time, Chula Vista officials promised to clean up and reopen the park.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
• That’s when the fire creeps across on the bottom of the forest floor, cleaning up some old leaf litter.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
• Wall Street was quick to clean up the mess, but Treasury trading still hasn't snapped back to normal.
  — Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023
• Here are a few good examples: Is there a way to get children to clean up their toys?
  — Amy Joyce, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
• Glide it over your floors to kill 99 percent of germs and clean up spills, stubborn messes, and dirt.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
• Love to toss a Frisbee, eat snacks and clean up our beautiful trails?
  — Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
• However, this type of caulk tends to be rigid and difficult to work with and clean up.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2024
• The plastic housing and trays clean up quickly and store as a single unit.
  — Brad Fenson, Field & Stream, 18 Oct. 2023
• Peter even volunteers to clean up the crime scene so that Danvers and Navarro can go to the caves.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2024
• And this allows those sites to be cleaned up and to be sold to new owners who will utilize them and create jobs.
  — Heather Gann | [e-mail], al, 14 Aug. 2023
• This would be a great mop for cleaning up after messes from kids or pets, or for a quick mop to make the room smell fresh.
  — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023
• Musk has already received a warning from the EU to clean up its service.
  — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023
• The parents never do anything about it and never offer to help clean up the mess their kids leave.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2023
• What Sills did not have time to do, the prosecutor argued, was to clean up the signs of a bloody struggle elsewhere in the house.
  — Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• My elderly mom recently passed away and left my siblings and me a house filled to the brim with things to clean up.
  — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
• After landing in Dallas, and cleaning up the accident, the jet stayed on the ground for the remainder of the day.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
• The Wave will look to clean up some defensive miscues, one of which led to Ashley Hatch’s penalty-kick goal in the 23rd minute.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2023
• Batman decided to clean up the streets for good to give Damian a shot at the safe, crime-free childhood Bruce didn’t have.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2023
• Michigan has been cleaning up for months on the recruiting trail.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024