bona fide
Example Sentences
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In Arkansas, all it took was a few clicks on the Arkansas secretary of state website, $45 and an American flag to form a bona fide private school with the Arkansas Times.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
But the EcoBoost doesn’t feel simplified or bona fide so much as it feels ancient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Willetts describes it as the first bona fide nightlife zone in history and likens Yoshiwara to an “Orwellian Coachella.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Kane Williamson, a bona fide all-time great, has retired and England have chosen four debutants in two Tests.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
And at the end of it, Mrs. Owens announced: “If you haven’t already heard, we have a bona fide hero in our midst this morning. Brady Parks.”
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
