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

Released in 1976, chart-topping follow-ups in "Wings at the Speed of Sound" and "Wings Over America" underscored the band’s status as an honest-to-goodness juggernaut.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025

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

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

“It wasn’t a squirrel. It was a monkey—an honest-to-goodness live monkey. I saw it plain as day.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls