bona fides

Example Sentences

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“When you’re looking at the field right now, most people don’t know” much about the candidates in the crowded race despite their political bona fides.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2022, to prove his resistance bona fides, he forced a vote to end the legislative filibuster so Democrats could federalize state elections.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, the pretrial rulings of federal district courts have reached contradictory conclusions on the bona fides of sports event contracts.

From Barron's

It is a practice that has earned her salt-of-the-earth bona fides, although it has also come under scrutiny given the high levels of violence against politicians across Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times

And when it comes to rock ‘n’ roll bona fides, Wings holds an embarrassment of riches.

From Salon