set the record straight

1. see set straight.

Example Sentences

Weber’s decision to “set the record straight” was prompted by conspiracy theories exploding online alleging that mail ballots received by 23 million Californians in recent days are purposefully designed to reveal the votes of people who opposed the measure.

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Ms. Belluz and Mr. Hall set the record straight: “Eating vast quantities of protein is not necessarily useful, or even beneficial, to health.”

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He wrote on social media that he wanted "to set the record straight off the back of yesterday".

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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts wanted to set the record straight: Mookie Betts is his shortstop.

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As someone who was bitterly labelled as a "culture vulture" by a British grime artist in 2019, the Canadian certainly got the opportunity to set the record straight over the weekend.

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