come clean
Example Sentences
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I also had to come clean with mom on what I did.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
UN chief Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for faster action on global warming, challenging AI firms to "come clean" about their environmental footprint and warning that fossil fuels were driving climate and energy crises.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
"HMRC is running a disclosure facility where taxpayers can come clean on undeclared gains and unpaid tax prior to April 2024."
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026
And, well, if I was going to write about others with Parkinson’s disease, I would have to come clean about myself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
They both want me to come clean, to tell my parents I found the box, to be honest with them about how Tm feeling.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
