clear up

Example Sentences

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Based on a Max Brand novel, “Trailin’” flips the script by starring Mix as a polo-playing, dress-shirt-wearing Easterner who comes out west to clear up a family matter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

For Sarah Friar, OpenAI’s chief financial officer, it was time to clear up the confusion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

The necessary condition for Powell to leave is to clear up the legal matters.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

He suspected that they thought he might be carrying a phony passport, but he was happy to clear up any confusion.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

She went back to clear up her mess, talking inaudibly to her daughter all the while.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston