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Examples of clear out in a Sentence
police used tear gas to clear out the demonstrators
everyone cleared out as soon as the fire alarm began sounding
Recent Examples on the Web
Conditions will improve on Sunday morning across the Northeast as skies gradually clear out.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2025
After the field had cleared out following batting practice ahead of that Game 3, Pat Sr. took a bucket of balls to the outfield and started pitching them to his son.
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
Julia Garner and Christopher Abbott star in the story of a family who goes to clear out the cabin of Abbott’s estranged father only to find something deadly living in the nearby woods.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
But as inventories clear out and new Chinese items come ashore, American consumers will start to bear the burden.
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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“Clear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clear%20out. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
clear out
verb1
: to go or run away often suddenly or secretly
a horse broke loose and cleared out
cleared out without paying me back
2
: to drive out or away usually with force
police cleared out the demonstrators
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