clean hands
Example Sentences
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Officials say it can be used only to clean hands if it’s completely unheated.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025
Speaking last week, Ms Boluarte insisted she entered government "with clean hands" and that she would "leave it with clean hands".
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2024
The rough hands of a slave, the clean hands of a prince, the wrinkled hands of an old man who has seen so much.
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2023
Raffi Ivker, a Jewish student at George Washington University, said he believed neither side "has clean hands."
From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2023
He came gently, with a soft tread and beautifully clean hands.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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