honest-to-God

Example Sentences

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Access to honest-to-God race cars is one of the many perks of membership at the recently launched Singer Drivers Club, housed at the Willow Springs International Raceway about 80 miles north of Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

It was a call to arms, a campaign strategy session, and—above all—an honest-to-God old-fashioned Pentecostal tent revival.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2024

Not the “I laughed so hard, I cried” kind of tears but honest-to-God weeping at the emotional heartbreak unfolding before your eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2024

And with more and more of us now experiencing what look like actual, honest-to-God cures, it's time to retire the concept of "the cure for cancer."

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2022

He puts a hand on my elbow, and then turns to the bar, and all of a sudden I’m holding an honest-to-God martini glass full of something green.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli