clean as a whistle
idiom
informal
: very clean
We scrubbed the old boat until it was (as) clean as a whistle.
Examples of clean as a whistle in a Sentence
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Thankfully my colon was clean as a whistle, no sign of a problem anywhere.
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Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Here's a simple guide on how to keep your ride as clean as a whistle.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
This feels like it was developed for triple-sec, the clear type of orange liqueur, that comes with a pure orange flavor and makes a Jasmine that’s as clean as a whistle.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2024
Sometimes, these baths even offer treatments that are aimed at getting visitors clean as a whistle.
—Richard Quest, CNN, 8 May 2023
As McGregor mentioned, Sterling’s face was as clean as a whistle after the fight, but Cejudo had several knots and swellings that appeared to tell a story.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 May 2023
Sure enough, my colon was clean as a whistle, with no sign of a problem anywhere.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2021
Shop Amazon's top-selling window blind duster brush below to have your treatments as clean as a whistle.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2021
That land clean as a whistle now.
—Jenna Ross, Star Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020
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Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Here's a simple guide on how to keep your ride as clean as a whistle.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
This feels like it was developed for triple-sec, the clear type of orange liqueur, that comes with a pure orange flavor and makes a Jasmine that’s as clean as a whistle.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2024
Sometimes, these baths even offer treatments that are aimed at getting visitors clean as a whistle.
—Richard Quest, CNN, 8 May 2023
As McGregor mentioned, Sterling’s face was as clean as a whistle after the fight, but Cejudo had several knots and swellings that appeared to tell a story.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 May 2023
Sure enough, my colon was clean as a whistle, with no sign of a problem anywhere.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2021
Shop Amazon's top-selling window blind duster brush below to have your treatments as clean as a whistle.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2021
That land clean as a whistle now.
—Jenna Ross, Star Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020
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“Clean as a whistle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean%20as%20a%20whistle. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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