almost clean
Frequency: 6.15.5 per million words
nearly clean, but with a small amount of dirt remaining
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Examples (10)
- The plate is almost clean, but there's a bit of food stuck to the edge.
- After an hour of scrubbing, the floor was almost clean.
- This shirt is almost clean, but the grass stain won't completely come out.
- Your room is almost clean; just put your books on the shelf.
- The car looked almost clean from a distance, but up close you could see the dust.
- I managed to get the mirror almost clean, though some streaks remain.
- He wiped the whiteboard until it was almost clean, leaving only a faint marker ghost.
- It's almost clean; I just have to wipe this last spot.
- The antique coin was almost clean after a gentle polish, but some tarnish was still visible.
- Is the silverware almost clean, or does it need another rinse?