out-and-out

Example Sentences

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And so he employs other tools: the hunch, the educated guess, even out-and-out speculation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

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

They arguably lack the out-and-out star names of some teams but, as a collective, they look a match for any side in franchise cricket, certainly outside of the Indian Premier League.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

Notably, the platform already stores a lot of user data in Oracle’s Texas-based servers, but an out-and-out sale would mean that foreign users’ TikTok data would no longer be housed with Oracle.

From Slate • Jul. 25, 2025

Shift schedules, fund allocations, project juggling, out-and-out looting of other projects . . . he'd never pulled so many stunts in his life.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir