simon-pure

Example Sentences

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But the notion that small community banks are somehow simon-pure, in contrast to the risk-happy banks of the East and West Coasts, is ludicrous on its face.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2023

“The Kidnap Murder Case” is real, simon-pure Van Dine, and that should be good enough for anybody.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021

And Canadians, with their British-oriented sensibilities, were conscious of amateurism and the role that sport played among the simon-pure.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2012

Excerpts: Secretary of State Hull: Our foreign trade policy . . . has been a noble one �in the tradition of simon-pure old-fashioned Southern democracy.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Now for it!" whispered Slade, and the two, looking like two simon-pure burglars, crept forward.

From The Lash by Lyman, Olin L.