Examples of clearing in a Sentence
the clearing of the table
the clearing of wood and brush from part of the forest
We found a clearing in the forest.
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The deer lined straight away across a small clearing.
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Jeffrey A. Brunk, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2025
The property’s six wooded acres include a clearing with a fire pit.
—Michael Kaminer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
On a small island off the southern coast of Australia, a spiky mammal emerged from the forest and walked through a clearing.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Outside the formal banking system, check clearing delays create demand for expensive, and sometimes predatory, services like check-cashing that charge customers money for deposits that would be free at a normal bank.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jeffrey A. Brunk, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2025
The property’s six wooded acres include a clearing with a fire pit.
—Michael Kaminer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
On a small island off the southern coast of Australia, a spiky mammal emerged from the forest and walked through a clearing.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Outside the formal banking system, check clearing delays create demand for expensive, and sometimes predatory, services like check-cashing that charge customers money for deposits that would be free at a normal bank.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clearing
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“Clearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearing. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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clearing
noun
clear·ing
ˈkli(ə)r-iŋ 
1
: the act or process of making or becoming clear
2
: an area of land cleared of wood and brush
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