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
“Kitara is coming out of the closet after 18 years, thanks to all of you.”
From Salon • May 2, 2024
So when his daughter, Ann Kansfield, was considering coming out of the closet to him, she was nervous.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2024
When Phoebe pulled a blouse out of the closet, she said she could see her mother standing at the ironing board smoothing the blouse with her hand.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
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