bona fides
Example Sentences
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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
McCormick upped its hot sauce bona fides with a $800 million deal for Cholula in 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It’s the point at which you establish your bona fides as a speaker, grab the audience’s attention, and hope to keep it.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
