How to Use clear out in a Sentence

clear out

verb
  • By this time, the room has cleared out, and the deputies are nowhere in sight.
    Bill Atkinson, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
  • And the Covenant School moms were in tears watching the gallery get cleared out.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
  • The Canucks get back a 2024 fourth-round draft pick and clear out some cap space.
    Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Clean the oven, clear out the fridge and freezer, clean the garbage cans and edit the pantry.
    Kathryn Weber, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Getting ready for spring, we till the soil and clear out weeds.
    Tammy Sons, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021
  • As people cleared out, a dry spot where a tent had been.
    Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Everyone else cleared out of the room so that the two could be alone.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The high will be near 49 degrees for those areas that clear out of the fog.
    oregonlive, 19 Jan. 2022
  • That’s one way to clear out any of those pesky bustles in your hedgerow.
    Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2022
  • This lull in the rain will be short-lived, but provide enough time for runoff to clear out of the city.
    Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Dec. 2022
  • But those strategies won’t be enough to clear out the glut.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Teams are working around the clock to clear out the debris the crash left behind.
    Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Our grandparents used to open the windows to clear out the germs.
    Megan Ranney, CNN, 7 Sep. 2021
  • There are no storms in the forecast to clear out the inversion.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Then Willie Stargell stepped to the plate and hit a ball clear out of Dodger Stadium.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Grab your glass of milk for dunking and clear out a space in the freezer for a box of Thin Mints.
    Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the clouds will clear out by midday with a gusty west wind.
    Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The Sharks needed to clear out cap space, and Burns had an $8 million cap hit.
    Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022
  • Overnight lows will drop to into the mid 40s and rain should clear out after nine.
    Mike Rose, cleveland, 20 Oct. 2021
  • The police arrested the students and cleared out the camp.
    Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
  • Self-care is about clearing out the things that no longer serve you to make room for growth.
    Madison Butler, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Looking to clear out a large open space like a living room?
    Lindsey Greenfeld, PEOPLE.com, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Roseman made plans to clear out the house and sell the property.
    AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2022
  • After most of the gym cleared out, Plumlee walked up to Helen.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The music stopped, and the restaurant began clearing out.
    Anumita Kaur and Tamir Kalifa, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Moving out of the last day for people to clear out their things is today.
    Leila Atassi, cleveland, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Through tonight: High-level clouds will filter in through the evening but should clear out overnight.
    Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Skies are partly sunny during the day and clear out overnight.
    David Streit, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Take this as your sign to finally tackle those projects and clear out even more room in the basement.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Smoke is expected to clear out of the Denver area Tuesday night.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2024

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