aboveboard

Example Sentences

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I just want to make sure everything is aboveboard and done properly.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

In an era where college athletes can be compensated for endorsements and even be paid directly by their schools, Miami has turned into one of the nation’s most aggressive aboveboard spenders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

"China never interferes in other countries' internal affairs and always acts in an open and aboveboard manner," the Chinese embassy in London has previously said.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

Even if you’re 100% aboveboard, this uncertainty is a piece we can’t control.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

The only problem being, of course, that whenever you ran an operation that was not aboveboard there was a certain risk of it backfiring into a worse situation than it had been before.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols