bona fides

Example Sentences

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“Kansas City really has the bona fides in terms of being a soccer hub,” says Kansas City Chiefs’ owner Clark Hunt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

I asked Schenck whether he thought Suozzi used living at C Street to establish his bona fides with a minister known then as a right-wing evangelical.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

Recently, before SpaceX announced it was listing on Nasdaq, Friedman shared her space bona fides with me: “When I grew up, for a while I wanted to be an astronaut,” she said.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

His achievements have helped struggling Californians live in an increasingly unaffordable state and given him bona fides to tout to voters if he launches a bid for the White House.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

I could not, and no longer did, question the bona fides of such men and women.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela