real McCoy
Example Sentences
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Banknotes were merely promises to pay money, i.e., credit, not the monetary real McCoy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Graham Taylor, who started Helix Biotech last year, says labs have shown that their mimics trigger similar immune responses to the real McCoy.
From Science Magazine • May 30, 2023
Dear Carolyn: My spouse has severe celiac disease — the real McCoy with almost shocklike reactions requiring emergency treatment, injections, etc.
From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2023
“He’s the real McCoy — so moving,” Mr. McDermott said.
From New York Times • May 19, 2017
The man had character and spunk and Bloom had considered him an attractive original, had always known he was the real McCoy.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
