clean hands
Example Sentences
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He continued that the family "cannot be said to come to the court with clean hands", citing a "bombardment" of requests to enter Ms Higson's property.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
And one of the fundamental rules of equity, as Sotomayor explains, is that you have to seek it with clean hands.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2025
Officials say it can be used only to clean hands if it’s completely unheated.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025
The rough hands of a slave, the clean hands of a prince, the wrinkled hands of an old man who has seen so much.
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2023
Mama wiped her clean hands over and over again on her apron.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
