come clean
Example Sentences
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Why can’t they just come clean with us?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
I also had to come clean with mom on what I did.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
"It is time to come clean," Guterres said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
We will come clean with our own views on these races: Whatever, man.
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2026
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
