As a result of the corruption of the judge, the trial was a travesty of justice.
Ichabod's death was a travesty but the world must move on.
I have decided to clean out my garage next week. - as a verb we are having a clean out at home on the weekend. - as a noun
Example sentence - I heated the water in the kettle to make tea.
Use it's (with the apostrophe) only when you mean "it is" or "it has." For example: It's time to go. (It is time to go.)It's been a long time. (It has been a long time.) Use its (without the...