clean hands

Example Sentences

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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

Raffi Ivker, a Jewish student at George Washington University, said he believed neither side "has clean hands."

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2023

Shortly after he took on the new role, Gen Nguema launched the "clean hands" operation, which set out to tackle alleged state-led embezzlement.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2023

Then he looked down at his clean hands and was momentarily surprised to see the cloth he was holding in them.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling