How to Use cleanly in a Sentence

cleanly

adverb
Definition of cleanlynext
Synonyms for cleanlynext
  • A sharp knife will cut through the skin of a tomato cleanly.
  • This fuel burns more cleanly than other fuels.
  • The ball caromed off the back of the iron, bounced, hit the side rim and dropped cleanly through the net.
    — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • This will shock the egg, which helps the shell peel off more cleanly.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
  • De La Salle couldn’t field the ball cleanly and the throw to first base went high.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Javier Báez bounced a grounder back to Doval, who failed to pick up the ball cleanly.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Spin the wheel to the left and keep moving to straighten out your car and put it cleanly in the space.
    — Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2022
  • Muncy fielded it cleanly and threw to first, but the ball sailed on him.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
  • But the Bulldogs failed to field the punt cleanly, and Koby Gates was there to scoop up the loose ball at the Bears’ 42.
    — Jim Martinez, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Nov. 2022
  • This will allow the masa to settle so the tamales will cleanly release from the husk.
    — Pati Jinich, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Gavin Sheets hit a grounder to first that Torkelson couldn’t cleanly field.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2022
  • Hops and malts are balanced, and the latter comes through cleanly.
    — cleveland, 3 Apr. 2022
  • The Beavers’ infield was playing in on the play and Forrester fielded the grounder cleanly and went home with the ball.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 29 May 2022
  • After a couple of steps out of the box, Robert picked up his speed when Michael Massey didn’t field the ball cleanly.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Mora fielded the ball cleanly, but missed the bag in his haste to record the out, and Morgan scored the game-winner.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Things went poorly for UConn even when Caratan had time to release the ball cleanly.
    — Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2022
  • But perhaps not as quickly or cleanly as the Fed would like.
    — Simon Moore, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Scrap all that, because Morris’ shot did swish cleanly through the net.
    — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The cleanly cut patterns are as precise as the applied pigment is loose and smeary.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 24 June 2022
  • Later in the inning, with the bases loaded and the infield drawn in, Reynolds cleanly fielded a grounder at shortstop and threw to the plate.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 16 July 2022
  • Your knife should always be sharp enough to slice through a soft, ripe tomato cleanly.
    — Marcus Samuelsson, Bon Appétit, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Cambridge took one dribble and launched a prayer from behind half court that swished cleanly through the net.
    — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Shortstop Elvis Andrus, moving to his left to field it, reached back to his right and could not get to it cleanly.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 June 2022
  • Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in flour mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough forms a ball and pulls cleanly away from the sides of the bowl.
    — Lyda Jones Burnette, Country Living, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Slice cleanly: For the cleanest slices, dip your knife in hot water and wipe off between cuts.
    — John Somerall, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Next, wind sections of hair around the rollers, ensuring ends are polished and cleanly wrapped and hair is rolled away from the face.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The process also ran cleanly, with any risk of overflow contained by the locking lid.
    — Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2023
  • Just imagine if Morris’ shot bounces off the back rim instead of swishing cleanly through the net.
    — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The parchment should pull off cleanly after the cake has been inverted.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 17 July 2023
  • The current map cuts the city cleanly in half, and sees the four-county metro area split between Districts 7 and 2, between Sewell and Moore.
    — Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 14 Aug. 2023

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