How to Use "Clean" with Example Sentences

clean (adj): not dirty

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Used with adverbs:

"Your apartment is extremely clean."
(extremely, really, very, perfectly, totally)

"I try to keep the house fairly clean."
(fairly, reasonably, relatively)

"The dishes are almost clean."
(almost, nearly)

Used with verbs:

"This shirt smells clean."
(smells, looks, appears, be: is/am/are)

"The house never stays clean."
(stays, remains)

"I washed the bathtub clean."
(washed, scrubbed, wiped)

"Please keep your bedroom clean."
(keep, leave)

clean (v): to remove dirt from something by washing it

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Used with adverbs:

"I like to buy clothes that can be easily cleaned."
(easily)

"Please clean your hands thoroughly."
(thoroughly, properly, well)

"She gently cleaned the antique vase."
(gently, carefully)

"It's time to clean out the basement."
(out, up)

Used with prepositions:

"I cleaned the dirt off the floor."
(off)

"I cleaned the dishes with a sponge."
(with)