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
• Cate Blanchett set the record straight on her pay for filming The Lord of the Rings.
  — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 Aug. 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
• Here are all the big Deadpool & Wolverine cameos to set the record straight.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 July 2024
• 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
• There has been lots of opinions in regards to mine and Frank's friendship and the show but now is not the time to set the record straight.
  — Esther Kang, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
• There has been lots of opinions in regards to mine and Frank’s friendship and the show but now is not the time to set the record straight….
  — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2024
• 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 | [e-mail], al, 21 Mar. 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

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024