How to Use clean house in a Sentence

clean house

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  • Solo made a comeback and a hot tag to Royce Keys, who cleaned house of the Bloodline.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But at the end of last season, the Cardinals cleaned house, putting Toney on the free-agent market.
    Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
  • Dolphins clean house and hire from the Packers tree who subsequently bring over Willis.
    Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • Once again, Italian football cleaned house in a dramatic attempt to rebuild.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • The Royals still put a high priority on pitching, and cleaning house might make replenishing the staff difficult.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Then, Danhausen crawled back into the ring and nearly grabbed the money until McDonagh interfered again and cleaned house.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Unfortunately, the big 20th-anniversary celebration likely stymied any conversations around cleaning house.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 July 2026

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