out-and-out
Example Sentences
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“How can we improve the product, make it out-and-out racing and look at what can improve in terms of safety. But act with a scalpel and not with a baseball bat.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
And so he employs other tools: the hunch, the educated guess, even out-and-out speculation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Thomas Tuchel's latest squad has laid bare the current dearth of English centre-forwards, with Harry Kane the only out-and-out striker in the 25-man group.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025
But after years of dabbling in pop and hip-hop, Yungblud seemed to reintroduce himself with the widely praised “Changes” performance as an out-and-out rocker.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
When the truth came out about what he did, I assumed that every word he’d told me was an out-and-out lie.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
