- a variation of honest-to-goodness.
honest-to-God
Example Sentences
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Access to honest-to-God race cars is one of the many perks of membership at the recently launched Singer Drivers Club, housed at the Willow Springs International Raceway about 80 miles north of Los Angeles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Not the “I laughed so hard, I cried” kind of tears but honest-to-God weeping at the emotional heartbreak unfolding before your eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
And with more and more of us now experiencing what look like actual, honest-to-God cures, it's time to retire the concept of "the cure for cancer."
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2022
I can maybe see an argument for steering clear of Russian Standard vodka, which is owned by Roustan Tariko, an honest-to-God oligarch.
From Slate ● Mar. 9, 2022
“Do you want the polite answer,” I asked, “or the honest-to-God truth?”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
