bona fide

Example Sentences

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What complicates the social media trials is there are bona fide problems young people face when logging online and seeking retribution feels natural.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Duvall’s portrayal of Tom Hagen earned him an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor and, at 41, made him a bona fide Hollywood star.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

The latter earned Duvall an Oscar nomination and made him a bona fide star after years playing lesser roles.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

The show became a touchstone for a generation of ’90s kids and catapulted its young stars into bona fide stardom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

His teachers think he may be a bona fide math genius.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt