2
: morally or spiritually impure
3
: infected with a harmful supernatural contagion
also
: prohibited by ritual law for use or contact
4
: lacking in clarity and precision of conception or execution
Examples of unclean in a Sentence
Many of their health problems were caused by unclean living conditions.
there's something unclean about this whole business
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Several drivers were noted for racing in an unclean manner, which prompted NASCAR to address them.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
An employee didn’t wash his hands after handling unclean equipment and then handling food.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Data centers are using mobile gas turbines to provide power that is inefficient and unclean.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Clean and dirty dishes and utensils were reportedly stored in the same place, and some dishes were kept on unclean surfaces.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
An employee didn’t wash his hands after handling unclean equipment and then handling food.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Data centers are using mobile gas turbines to provide power that is inefficient and unclean.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Clean and dirty dishes and utensils were reportedly stored in the same place, and some dishes were kept on unclean surfaces.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unclean
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“Unclean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unclean. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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