honest-to-goodness
Example Sentences
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But it’s better than fine — it’s a work of honest-to-goodness art.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
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
“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
It was probably not even an honest-to-goodness Oakland sound.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
