in no uncertain terms
Example Sentences
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“We were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,” Colbert said in a scathing 6½-minute monologue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
"We've been told in no uncertain terms that we're not getting in tonight," came the reply.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
The irregularity is almost undoubtedly a result of Sodroski’s script, which is, in no uncertain terms, a mess.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025
Early on, the Heartbreakers’ first manager, Elliot Roberts, laid it out in no uncertain terms: Petty would receive 50% of the profits and the band would split the other half.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025
Mutti told her in no uncertain terms that she was proud to be a pacifist, that she would be a pacifist till the day she died.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
