honest-to-goodness
adjective
chiefly US, informal
: not fake, false, or artificial : real
He is an honest-to-goodness legend.
an honest-to-goodness movie star
Examples of honest-to-goodness in a Sentence
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An honest-to-goodness map of the American West would show L.A.’s tentacles everywhere.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Almost exclusively through private investment, the company founded by Richard Branson has brought an honest-to-goodness space tourism business into existence with an impressive rocket that lights up in mid-air after being dropped from an aircraft.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024
An honest-to-goodness nudist retreat sits a mere 45 minutes from Fort Worth.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
The Vision Pro is about to get what sounds like an honest-to-goodness mixed reality video experience from Marvel Studios and ILM Immersive, something the platform sorely needs.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 8 May 2024
At its core, Blackberry Smoke remain an honest-to-goodness rock band.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2024
Where To Stay In Islamorada One dreamy Florida Keys hideaway that has come back better than ever is The Moorings Village, an honest-to-goodness paradise.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 30 June 2023
But Empire, the gold standard of a sequel that surpasses its predecessor, turns a potential franchise into an honest-to-goodness saga.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
This captivating yarn unspools around the resident's secrets and sorrows, traditions and trials and an honest-to-goodness skeleton in a well.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Almost exclusively through private investment, the company founded by Richard Branson has brought an honest-to-goodness space tourism business into existence with an impressive rocket that lights up in mid-air after being dropped from an aircraft.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024
An honest-to-goodness nudist retreat sits a mere 45 minutes from Fort Worth.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
The Vision Pro is about to get what sounds like an honest-to-goodness mixed reality video experience from Marvel Studios and ILM Immersive, something the platform sorely needs.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 8 May 2024
At its core, Blackberry Smoke remain an honest-to-goodness rock band.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2024
Where To Stay In Islamorada One dreamy Florida Keys hideaway that has come back better than ever is The Moorings Village, an honest-to-goodness paradise.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 30 June 2023
But Empire, the gold standard of a sequel that surpasses its predecessor, turns a potential franchise into an honest-to-goodness saga.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
This captivating yarn unspools around the resident's secrets and sorrows, traditions and trials and an honest-to-goodness skeleton in a well.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
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