bona fides

Example Sentences

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And true to Roxy’s style bona fides, the board shorts looked good enough to pair with a T-shirt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

“True Detective” and “Slow Horses” have been mentioned as inspirations for the series, which boasts both prestige TV and comic book bona fides in creators Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Bloom’s first foray into crime fiction nails the genre’s conventions while her bona fides as a recently retired professor of English and psychotherapist in mid-state Connecticut make this book resonate as spot-on, hilarious truth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Later paintings and prints are used to illustrate the historical events that solidified the samurai’s military bona fides.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

More groups meant more opportunities for women to get closer to the research and establish their bona fides.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly