How to Use come clean in a Sentence

come clean

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  • That’s when Perego came clean and showed her a video of him asking her late father.
    Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Rosie O’Donnell came clean about the cost of her facelift in a new interview.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 21 July 2026
  • Someone could finally come clean, or explain themselves more thoroughly than usual.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
  • However, the version of Greg that came clean to Denise about being fired, stopped drinking, and stepped up for his family now resides in the belly of a dinosaur.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Alia Shawkat is coming clean about a specific time in her dating history when rumors flew that she was romantically linked to Brad Pitt.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026

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