honest-to-goodness

Example Sentences

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It sells a slim control bar that magnetically snaps to the bottom of the screen, giving you honest-to-goodness physical buttons for music and climate control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Her last opponent, Bill himself, pitches a private beach sword fight at sunrise “like a couple real-life honest-to-goodness samurais.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Yet “Problemista,” which Torres wrote, directed and stars in, reveals a new willingness to tell a relatable story with a riveting sketch of an honest-to-goodness person.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

It is time to begin regarding the Miami Dolphins as honest-to-goodness Super Bowl contenders and their quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, as a top league MVP candidate.

From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2022

“That’s what you are! Crazy!” “—immense. I’m a real, slam-bang, honest-to-goodness, three-fisted humdinger. I’m a bona fide supraman.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller