clear up

Example Sentences

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What’s the one thing you’ve read about yourself on the internet that you want to clear up?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The necessary condition for Powell to leave is to clear up the legal matters.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

He suspected that they thought he might be carrying a phony passport, but he was happy to clear up any confusion.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Supporters of the amendment argue that it will clear up ambiguities in the current law.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“He thought he would be taken to the commander’s office. There he would have a chance to clear up whatever confusion there was. But they steered him toward that building there.”

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III