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

What’s the one thing you’ve read about yourself on the internet that you want to clear up?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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

Momma says if I drink plenty of water, it will help clear up my skin.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée