out of the closet
Example Sentences
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A retinue assembled to escort the workers out of the closet, into their cars, and back home, without being tailed, without being detained.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
"I would have been a happier person being out of the closet and being free," he told El Pais in 2024.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025
People look at people all the time as trendsetters when I know for a fact that they just put on the first few things they grabbed out of the closet.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2024
"Let me tell you something: just come out of the closet boys. Come on, it's fun. You can be gay and conservative," he says in the video.
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2024
May tossed a few other assorted instruments out of the closet, then turned around.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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