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
  • Most of us don’t necessarily enjoy cleaning, but everyone loves the feeling of coming home to a clean house.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 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
  • After the match, the Irresistible Forces ganged up on Stratton, but Canada’s own Chelsea Green hit the ring and cleaned house with a kendo stick to a huge reaction.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Given the senior position Liaw held and his long history with Liang and Liu, who both serve on the board, some investors have called for Supermicro to clean house with its management team.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 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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