dirty laundry
Example Sentences
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Let’s air out the proposal’s dirty laundry: SoCalGas’ proposal to blend less than 5% hydrogen into Orange Cove’s system — which serves about 2,000 customer gas meters — would cost $64 million over 18 months.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
It will now only intensify after Salah chose to air so much dirty laundry in public.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025
For several hours on Wednesday, a fired public health official went before Congress and aired Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s dirty laundry.
From Slate • Sep. 17, 2025
The piece was toward the bottom of the page, tucked away like dirty laundry.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025
I can eat haphazardly now, snack on junk food and takeouts without worrying about balanced meals, go to bed when I like, let my dirty laundry rot, neglect the dishes.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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