come clean
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
An altercation with a nightclub bouncer in Wellington, a wasteful Ashes performance and a foolish attempt to hide the truth, for which he later had to come clean.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
His decades of painstaking research helped lead to a push in the 1990s for the Air Force to come clean on what it had been doing: testing spy balloons and recovering crash dummies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
To Corby’s credit, he ultimately opts to come clean in the name of accountability.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2025
Philp told MPs the government needed to "come clean and tell the truth".
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024
As I said this, I wondered if Mother would make me come clean about my entry, but she kept twinkling at my ribbon.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
