- 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
It was a call to arms, a campaign strategy session, and—above all—an honest-to-God old-fashioned Pentecostal tent revival.
From Slate • Sep. 25, 2024
It’s honest-to-God comedy because it worked or it didn’t work.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024
"It's free. It's convenient. I promise you it has saved lived. And I honest-to-God believe it is your patriotic duty," the president told the American people.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2021
She didn't want me to go then—and to tell the honest-to-God truth I found out that I didn't want to go neither.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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