Examples of 'come clean' in a sentence

Meaning of "come clean"

come clean: to admit the truth about something, especially something that one has been dishonest about
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  • To confess; admit the truth.
  • 1921, B. M. Bower, chapter 6, in Sawtooth Ranch: "You better come clean, Swan, and tell the whole thing. What was it? Don't talk in circles."
  • Oct 23 1977, John Gardner, “The World Of Tolkien”, in New York Times, retrieved 2013-09-12: Perhaps it is only fair to come clean at the start and confess that I found J.R.R. Tolkien's Unfinished Tales a disappointment.
  • Perhaps it is only fair to come clean at the start and confess that I found J.R.R. Tolkien's Unfinished Tales a disappointment.

How to use "come clean" in a sentence

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I got to come clean to you about something.
You had your chance to come clean.
And he would come clean up the mess.
Come clean you little blackeyed bitches.
You could have come clean earlier.
You come clean and it will stop.
Only that you come clean with us.
Come clean before we knock it out of you.
I have not come clean with you.
Skye should have just come clean.
Shoulda come clean from the start.
We are gonna be here until you come clean.
I am going to come clean on all of the things we have done.
But he said that he had to come clean.
You better come clean right now.

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Gabrielle knew she had to come clean.
He wants me to come clean about the swan.
Call a press conference and come clean.
I should have come clean at the mine.
Prosecutor will understand if you come clean.
I will all come clean at the hearing.
You had so many chances to come clean.
I am gonna come clean with you guys.
He went right up to the bridal suite to come clean.
Let us come clean with one another.
I should have just come clean sooner.
I gotta come clean about something too.
But you have got to come clean.
It will all come clean at the hearing.
It will be a lot easier if you come clean.
But you gotta come clean with us.
Or come clean and hope for mercy.
I might as well come clean with you.
We should look at this as an opportunity to come clean.
I may as well come clean with you.
I was hoping the feds would come clean.
He wanted to come clean before it was too late.
I just wish you would come clean.
You need to come clean to the police.
You should have just come clean.
I need to come clean about a few things.
You might as well come clean now.
Come clean and end this.
It will be crazy to come clean right now.
You come clean with me now.
I think they should come clean on that.
I have to come clean with you about something.
But not until you come clean.
I should come clean with this.
I am gonna give you an opportunity to come clean.

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It did not even come from his instructions
I come to offer my resignation for my post as chancellor
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