out-and-out

Example Sentences

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And so he employs other tools: the hunch, the educated guess, even out-and-out speculation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

But after years of dabbling in pop and hip-hop, Yungblud seemed to reintroduce himself with the widely praised “Changes” performance as an out-and-out rocker.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

Arsenal finally have an out-and-out striker in Viktor Gyokeres and will believe that, after three successive second places, he can get them over the line in a title race.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

"We struggle with the quality of our land type, so we tend to go for out-and-out bulk volume shed fillers," he says.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

Shift schedules, fund allocations, project juggling, out-and-out looting of other projects . . . he'd never pulled so many stunts in his life.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir