aboveboard
Example Sentences
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She also said there was “a lot of ethics back and forth — of lawyers and all of that, to make sure that we were aboveboard and that everything is kosher.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
I just want to make sure everything is aboveboard and done properly.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026
He and his colleagues have instead designed an aboveboard playbook for reducing tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
"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
For William, who liked to be aboveboard in everything, this posed ethical dilemmas.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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