How to Use unclean in a Sentence

unclean

adjective
  • Many of their health problems were caused by unclean living conditions.
  • Counter top near grill in kitchen is unclean and needs to be cleaned.
    — Pine Bluff Commercial, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2021
  • The ice machine was unclean and had black mold-like residue.
    — Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Floors and walls throughout kitchen are are unclean and need to be cleaned.
    — Pine Bluff Commercial, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2020
  • Shelves in kitchen and dry storage area are unclean and need to be cleaned.
    — Pine Bluff Commercial, Arkansas Online, 18 Apr. 2021
  • The kitchen had unclean knife holders.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • So unclean that a church visit wouldn’t be out of the question.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 7 June 2018
  • Shelving and drawers in the kitchen are unclean and need to be cleaned.
    — Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2021
  • Your [n-word] boy made the soccer field unclean by stepping on it.
    — Michael Lycklama, idahostatesman, 25 Jan. 2018
  • The faucet at the three-compartment sink was unclean with oil residue.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • There were unclean knives and peelers stored with clean utensils.
    — Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • There were unclean utensils in the bus tub and a tortilla press next to the prep area.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The restaurant’s meat slicer was unclean with meat residue on the blade and blade housing.
    — Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The nozzle holder on the right side of the bar was observed unclean.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • There was an unclean cardboard box stored on a food contact surface at the prep line.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • My parents have explained to me that, back home, all raw produce is unclean.
    — Connie Wang, refinery29.com, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The in-use cutting boards at the make line were visibly unclean.
    — Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • It was filled with cigarette smoke — the place was unclean and the rest rooms were a horror.
    — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 24 Oct. 2020
  • The soda gun holster was unclean.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The tabletop can opener was unclean.
    — Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • About three unclean knives were observed on the magnet storage.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado february 13, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • They were drawn as lazy, clannish, unclean, drunken brawlers who wallowed in crime and bred like rats.
    — Michael Harriot, The Root, 17 Mar. 2018
  • The cook’s area had an unclean cutting board with the rice warmer, cell phone charger and a household warmer.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Suppose the Byzantine code comes back unclean.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The tooth of the table mounted can opener was unclean with old white debris.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 15, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
  • Rarely has equity ever seen a party whose hands are so unclean.
    — William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The story of Mallon holds many lessons, and the danger of unclean hands is one of them.
    — Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Dogs, seen in biblical times as unclean scavengers, were a kind of stand-in for the devil.
    — Jake Coyle, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Bright white or light gray can highlight dirt and weathering, making your home look unclean.
    — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 12 May 2026
  • Three compartment sink is visibly unclean and needs to be cleaned.
    — Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2021

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