partially clear

Frequency: 5.53.1 per million words

to remove sth that is not wanted/needed

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Examples (10)

  • Workers have partially cleared the road of debris.
  • They only partially cleared the site before the rain started.
  • We will partially clear the forest to make a firebreak.
  • The table was only partially cleared after the guests left.
  • Partially clearing the path was better than doing nothing at all.
  • Even after hours of work, the volunteers had only partially cleared the beach of plastic waste.
  • Please partially clear your desk; we just need enough space for the monitor.
  • The crew is partially clearing the wreckage to allow for an initial investigation.
  • If you can at least partially clear the driveway, I can get the car out.
  • The land was partially cleared for the new development, but further work was halted.