clean hands
Example Sentences
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Drizzle the seasoned butter mixture over the crackers, using a pastry brush or clean hands to make sure each cracker gets a little attention.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
He continued that the family "cannot be said to come to the court with clean hands", citing a "bombardment" of requests to enter Ms Higson's property.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
And one of the fundamental rules of equity, as Sotomayor explains, is that you have to seek it with clean hands.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2025
Officials say it can be used only to clean hands if it’s completely unheated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025
But the fisherman stares at these men’s city suits, their clean hands, and their mouths, which exaggerate incomprehensible syllables.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
