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.
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Land clearing at the 123-acre Cambrey Pointe community proceeded full bore Thursday across narrow, two-lane Rinehardt Road from the restaurant.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025
About 1,000 houses were damaged, and roads blocked by landslides await clearing as weather conditions improve.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Had to be when Gibbs took a pitch 43 yards up the right sideline for a crowd-clearing touchdown, his third of the day.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Mark edges with fiberglass snow poles or driveway markers to guide safe clearing.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Nov. 2025
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025
About 1,000 houses were damaged, and roads blocked by landslides await clearing as weather conditions improve.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Had to be when Gibbs took a pitch 43 yards up the right sideline for a crowd-clearing touchdown, his third of the day.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Mark edges with fiberglass snow poles or driveway markers to guide safe clearing.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clearing
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“Clearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearing. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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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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