How to Use uncleaned in a Sentence

uncleaned

adjective

• If left uncleaned, a makeup sponge — like a Beautyblender — can get very gross, very quickly.
  — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 16 Oct. 2020
• By the summer of 2019, the program was in rank disrepair — dirty dishes piled up, water pooled on the floor, toilets were left uncleaned.
  — Paulina Villegas, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2019
• If the fawn is left alone for too long, its ears curl up, a sign of dehydration, and flies may cloud around its uncleaned body, drawing attention.
  — New York Times, 20 July 2021
• The few remaining uncleaned windows now serve as an advertisement for the restoration of the others, which have been cleansed of grime and freed of strips of makeshift leading.
  — Benjamin Ramm, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2017
• According to studies, if the door is left uncleaned in a place like a public washroom, thousands of kinds of bacteria can emerge.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2019
• The study found that uncleaned carpets may harbor substantial amounts of human hair, dead skin cells, plant matter and fungal spores.
  — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022
• For longer stays, that means rooms could go uncleaned for days at a time, resulting in reduced shifts for housekeeping employees.
  — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2021
• Kids swiped janitors’ bleach bottles to scrub common bathrooms that went uncleaned.
  — New York Times, 30 Sep. 2021
• Because they're located near the floor and often out of sight, baseboards are a major dust collector and often go uncleaned.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2021
• Human waste accumulated in two hundred thousand cesspools, many of which went uncleaned for years.
  — The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022
• Ramps are best used within a day or so of being harvested, but will keep uncleaned for a few days at room temperature on the counter, with their bulbs submerged in water like a bouquet of flowers.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 5 May 2021
• The audit reports that inspectors called out an uncleaned food preparation machine in four consecutive reviews over the course of two years.
  — Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 June 2021
• Many of the facilities, the staff member said, were poorly ventilated and, despite the department’s public statements, some spaces remained uncleaned for days.
  — Jan Ransom, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024