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
It would have been nice, at the very least, to have set off with clean hands and faces.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
