dead giveaway
Example Sentences
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The color of the notes is usually a dead giveaway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
This opening bit of narration is a dead giveaway that “Holland” is not confident enough in its very game cast or Cave’s capable direction, and this uncertainty bleeds into the rest of the film’s narrative.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025
Scam emails often originate outside the United States, and bad grammar, spelling and syntax employed in the name of a major federal agency or charity are a dead giveaway of a scam.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023
It is very easy to create a fake webpage that looks exactly like the Chase sign-in page, but the underlying URL is usually a dead giveaway.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2023
Well, the school was really called Chester Academy, which was a dead giveaway it was bougie.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
