take at face value
Example Sentences
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The main problem with “A League of His Own” is Mr. Stein’s willingness to take at face value Spalding’s claims in his 1911 book, “America’s National Game,” which systematically inflates Spalding’s role in events.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
We have to worry about whether videos are trustworthy, something that we used to take at face value.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2024
“But modern juries are not likely to take at face value they are testifying because of a vendetta or a failed romance.”
From New York Times • May 23, 2023
"I think we can't entirely take at face value the bookies' odds as a predictor or a forecast of this election outcome," Foord says.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2022
Your request is eminently reasonable, and I’m not sure you should take at face value his assurance that there’s no way he has ever, or would ever, cheat on you with her.
From Slate • Aug. 14, 2018
