out of the closet
Example Sentences
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A retinue assembled to escort the workers out of the closet, into their cars, and back home, without being tailed, without being detained.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
"I would have been a happier person being out of the closet and being free," he told El Pais in 2024.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025
I was already out of the closet, a little baby dyke, and I remember telling my sister, who’s now married to Phil — I was like, “Look at those two.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024
"Let me tell you something: just come out of the closet boys. Come on, it's fun. You can be gay and conservative," he says in the video.
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2024
The door didn’t open fast enough; he rammed his shoulder against the metal door so he could scramble out of the closet and across the principal’s office to get to Josie as quickly as possible.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
