out-and-out
Example Sentences
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On Cassius Cleaves: "He's out and out gas is what he is. He's still got a lot to learn but what he's got is finishing ability."
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025
“As these other women kept coming out and out, it was endless, it sent her into an emotional tailspin,” he told jurors.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2022
Imagine if Tim Cook—Apple’s trading around $170 right now—came out and out of nowhere said they’re taking the company private at $200, the stock’s going to go crazy.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2022
“Though it looks like a back five for Everton, I expect to see Coleman and Digne operate more like wingbacks, if not out and out wingbacks,” emails Matt Burtz.
From The Guardian • Sep. 13, 2021
He didn't sit by me in class, his workshop poems became unaccountably straightforward and affectionate, out and out love poems.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
