bold-faced
adjective
1
: bold in manner or conduct : impudent
2
usually boldfaced
: being or set in boldface
Examples of bold-faced in a Sentence
the child proceeded to tell a bold-faced lie despite the evidence right in front of us
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The strange juxtapositions continued in the nominations, which featured a grab-bag of bold-faced names making their first and only Oscar appearance: Shel Silverstein!
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Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
The all-star Universal Pictures production is an adaptation of the Greek epic poem by Homer and has bold-faced names Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Benny Safdie and Jon Bernthal on the manifest.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
But there was one bold-faced name notably missing from the glittering new Opera House: sitting President Richard Nixon.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
At its height in the 1960s, the resort town was a magnet for bold-faced names: The Agnellis owned a waterfront mansion here, and Sophia Loren was a fixture during the summer.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2025
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Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
The all-star Universal Pictures production is an adaptation of the Greek epic poem by Homer and has bold-faced names Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Benny Safdie and Jon Bernthal on the manifest.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
But there was one bold-faced name notably missing from the glittering new Opera House: sitting President Richard Nixon.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
At its height in the 1960s, the resort town was a magnet for bold-faced names: The Agnellis owned a waterfront mansion here, and Sophia Loren was a fixture during the summer.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bold-faced
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“Bold-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bold-faced. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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