bona fide

Example Sentences

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Last season he broke out as a bona fide star, becoming the first MLB player to accumulate 25 home runs, 25 stolen bases and 70 runs batted in during the first half of a season.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 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

People will show up for what used to be routine interviews, whether it’s a bona fide marriage, even though they don’t have a criminal record, and yet, without warning, they’ll be detained.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

Rosaleen came home, a bona fide registered voter in the United States of America.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd