dead giveaway
Example Sentences
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While both phones and laptops now have high-quality cameras, the formatting is a dead giveaway that you’re not on a laptop, says Melissa Marcus, a career coach who worked as a recruiter for 20 years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The color of the notes is usually a dead giveaway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Though the human-size Amazon box could be a dead giveaway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025
When happiness is a dead giveaway that someone either doesn’t know, or doesn’t care, how very bad things are?
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023
I wave back and stay close to the wall, walking toward the elevator, hoping the two extra boxes in the bag aren’t a dead giveaway.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
