real McCoy
Example Sentences
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Graham Taylor, who started Helix Biotech last year, says labs have shown that their mimics trigger similar immune responses to the real McCoy.
From Science Magazine • May 30, 2023
Chicken wings — the real McCoy — are the most expensive part of the bird these days, Oosterwijk said.
From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2020
But like “Gilligan’s Island” spinoffs “The New Adventures of Gilligan” and “Gilligan’s Planet,” they can’t seem to capture the magic of the real McCoy — and they’re at risk of being canceled because of it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2019
BEIJING—The world’s workshop for counterfeit goods is getting a taste for the real McCoy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2017
Even though I knew it was useless I tried tugging at the bars but they were the real McCoy, solid steel.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
