in the clear
Example Sentences
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Small builders, who have long considered themselves to be legally in the clear to sell Strat-shaped guitars, say Fender’s actions could put their business in jeopardy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Sturgeon and the party's former treasurer Colin Beattie were both arrested and questioned in 2023 and remained under investigation until March 2025, when they were informed they were in the clear.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
‘Yellowstone’ actor Q’orianka Kilcher is in the clear in her workers’ comp fraud case.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
So if you have not gotten a review from this guest yet, you’re probably in the clear.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
He sat in the clear space between the bank and the first line of trees and bent a pine bough into a circle, tying it with a piece of wet string from the castle.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
