out-and-out

Example Sentences

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And while he had another defender, Cristhian Mosquera, on the bench, Mosquera is much more of an out-and-out defender and Arteta wanted to stay on the front foot.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

“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

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