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
“I’d come clean with the voters about where we are fiscally.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026
“So,” Mom said, “we’re going to ask who took the chocolates. We’re going to look you in the eye and ask you, and you’d better come clean or there’ll be real trouble.”
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
