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

“For the first time in years, USC has an honest-to-God athletic director rather than a former football player,” Neinas told The Times in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2023

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

I can maybe see an argument for steering clear of Russian Standard vodka, which is owned by Roustan Tariko, an honest-to-God oligarch.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 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