honest-to-goodness
Example Sentences
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It sells a slim control bar that magnetically snaps to the bottom of the screen, giving you honest-to-goodness physical buttons for music and climate control.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
By the early 1970s, the couple dropped out of San Jose State University to make a run at an honest-to-goodness musical career.
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025
Yet “Problemista,” which Torres wrote, directed and stars in, reveals a new willingness to tell a relatable story with a riveting sketch of an honest-to-goodness person.
From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024
I was curious to hear from gay Catholics who are siding with Gomez and honest-to-goodness homophobes on an issue — drag — that’s such a big part of queer culture.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023
He was holding a dunce cap—an honest-to-goodness cardboard cone that said dunce.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
