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Recent Examples of uncleaned Two weeks passed, and the unregulated and uncleaned bathroom descended into filth. —
Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 22 June 2025 The team found multiple uncleaned surfaces with lead levels above the EPA’s limits. —Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025 As a result, visitor centers have reduced hours, tours of popular attractions have been canceled, lines have spiraled, bathrooms may go uncleaned, habitat restoration has ceased and water has gone unchecked for toxic algae. —Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2025 The National Park System has been thrown into chaos with massive cuts among full-time employees, threatened closure of some parks, uncleaned bathrooms and on-again, off-again hiring of temporary employees. —Bob Rawitch, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncleaned
Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 22 June 2025 The team found multiple uncleaned surfaces with lead levels above the EPA’s limits. —Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025 As a result, visitor centers have reduced hours, tours of popular attractions have been canceled, lines have spiraled, bathrooms may go uncleaned, habitat restoration has ceased and water has gone unchecked for toxic algae. —Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2025 The National Park System has been thrown into chaos with massive cuts among full-time employees, threatened closure of some parks, uncleaned bathrooms and on-again, off-again hiring of temporary employees. —Bob Rawitch, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncleaned
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncleaned
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The red contrasted with the dark color of unwashed denim and the tab became an instantly recognizable trademark of Levi’s jeans.— Jack Armstrong, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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What thrilled Peter about the piers was the feeling of someone’s eyes on the back of the head, that unwashed smell.— Andrew Durbin, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
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The facility had an unclean can opener.— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado April 10, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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Among the workers polled, 36.5 percent said water, when available, often runs out or is unclean.— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Food that needed to be trashed for age or temperature abuse, malodorous air and filthy food containers were among the 33 violations an inspector found at a popular Miami seafood restaurant.— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
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The girl from Santo Domingo’s bajo mundo made her name rapping gleefully filthy dembow in space-punk regalia.— E.R. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
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It can also be transmitted through sharing personal care items (like a razor or toothbrush) or getting a tattoo or piercing from unsterilized equipment.— Julia Ries, SELF, 21 June 2023
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The aim is to slow the spread of diseases like hepatitis C that can spread when inmates try to tattoo themselves or each other with unsterilized tools like electric motors and ballpoint pens and share contaminated needles.— From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2022
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The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
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In its time open, fueled by fans of its blackened mahi and buttery lobster rolls, owner Mike Smith has expanded his footprint, moving into a larger stall in the popular food hall — which has allowed for a menu expansion, as well.— Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2022
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The company issued the recall because the shrimp may have been prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with cesium-137 (Cs-137).— Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
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Employees were observed to only sanitize their gloved hands after touching insanitary surfaces and then resumed touching RTE food and various food contact surfaces.— Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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Amrita Singh, Batra's 30-year-old daughter, told ABC News that her mother developed a respiratory illness soon after being held in the facility due to the unsanitary conditions.— Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Her mother couldn’t afford the $500 hospital delivery fee after losing their savings in the airstrike, so a midwife delivered Shiman in the unsanitary tent as the family struggles with hunger and lack of resources.— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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Using a damp microfiber cloth, apply shaving cream to the stained area and scrub.— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
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Featuring special exhibit on stained glass windows in churches throughout Odenton area.— Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Uncleaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/uncleaned. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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