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
"It is time to come clean," Guterres said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
We will come clean with our own views on these races: Whatever, man.
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 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
A second CO didn’t come clean soon enough, though.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
