How to Use set/put the record straight in a Sentence

set/put the record straight

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  • This was a chance to set the record straight, Chun added.
    — Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
  • When your child fibs, sit down with them and set the record straight.
    — Pamela Kramer, Parents, 28 Feb. 2024
  • To set the record straight, no one was raided or sent to jail.
    — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 2 July 2023
  • Monique, 39, came out to set the record straight and debunk the rumors.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 17 Oct. 2022
  • But now its former CEO wants to set the record straight.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
  • During the earnings call, Iger aimed to set the record straight.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
  • Barth had to write a follow-up years later to set the record straight.
    — Dave Kim, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Ramsey’s effort to set the record straight is most poignant on this front.
    — Zachary Siegel, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Mays himself made no effort to set the record straight.
    — Carl Steward, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
  • But even the fan-favorite contestant wants to set the record straight.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • With summer in full swing, here are some facts from experts to set the record straight on sharks.
    — Jennifer Earl, CBS News, 5 July 2023
  • On the latest episode of her Off the Vine podcast, the Bachelorette alum, 38, set the record straight on their breakup.
    — Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Plus, the first-time host set the record straight on pregnancy rumors.
    — Aleysha Haniff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Once the video made its way to TikTok, Grande appeared in the comments section and set the record straight.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
  • To set the record straight, there are many forms of gender-affirming care.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Health, 2 May 2023
  • People made up their minds about Mulkey long ago, so trying to set the record straight would just be a waste of time.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • In his 19-minute media session, the 26-year-old set the record straight on a number of topics.
    — The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2023
  • While some of those rumors have yet to be confirmed or debunked, Lawrence took the time to set the record straight on one of them.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2023
  • First to set the record straight since Chappelle obviously did not see the movie or read the book of the same title.
    — Mark Goldfeder, CNN, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Pablo Larraín, however, would like to set the record straight.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2023
  • More:Megan Fox set the record straight on her cosmetic surgeries.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
  • This isn't the first time that Bella Hadid has attempted to set the record straight about her health and treatments.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The People’s Daily, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party, also tried to set the record straight.
    — Laura He, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Some of them, who had suffered the regime’s cruelties and hypocrisies, viewed their contacts with the journalists as a chance to set the record straight.
    — Paul Musgrave, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
  • Leave it to Nick Saban to set the record straight on the consequences of making poor decisions.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 21 Mar. 2023
  • My friend Jane was falsely portrayed as a victim, and her attempts to set the record straight have been ignored.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 7 June 2023
  • My friend Jane was falsely portrayed as a victim, and her attempts to set the record straight have been ignored.
    — Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2024
  • If anyone wondered just how big of an influence Isbell has been on Bryan, the younger star set the record straight.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 21 June 2024
  • Troye Sivan would like to set the record straight — well, not straight per se — about some rumors that have pervaded the internet for the last few years.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 28 July 2023
  • Later, after certainly getting chewed out by Marge, Dickie calls Tom over to set the record straight.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024

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