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
Actual honest-to-goodness electrical power, the stuff of Edison and Tesla that drives microphones, lighting and the internet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
“The honest-to-goodness truth is we’re still behind on our goal for the quarter,” read one email.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2022
I supposed if I was an honest-to-goodness therapist, I'd spend more time wondering why than I do about the how and the what.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2022
“An honest-to-goodness spy!” cried Lettie as the three of us crouched behind the wooden Indian in front of the hardware store.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
