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
“For the first time in years, USC has an honest-to-God athletic director rather than a former football player,” Neinas told The Times in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2023
"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
That was the honest-to-God truth, because Shiloh hadn’t been anywhere near our yard.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
