How to Use bona fide in a Sentence

bona fide

adjective

• They have a bona fide claim for the loss.
• His latest record was a bona fide hit.
• She has established her position as a bona fide celebrity.
• By the end of the 1950s, Berry was a bona fide rock star—with a better car.
  — Eddie Dean, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
• But that’s not the same as bona fide protection against the virus.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2022
• For as long as Zoey Deutch has been in the public, she's been a bona fide hair chameleon.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 4 Mar. 2024
• Those fakes opened my eyes to the bona fide world of synthetics.
  — Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
• Against the Yankees, Alexander looked like a bona fide starter.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2022
• In any case, there was no bona fide dispute in 2020 about the electoral votes.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 16 June 2022
• In the Heights fails to make Anthony Ramos a bona fide box office star.
  — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2022
• Think about places closer to home yet far enough away to feel like a bona fide journey.
  — Gregory Wallace, CNN, 21 June 2022
• Whether or not this dry spell turns into a bona fide drought remains to be seen.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022
• Nine months at the new residence will be required to make a move bona fide.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 1 Nov. 2022
• That is one of the reasons Bob Dozier was one of the most bona fide coaches in Michigan.
  — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2022
• With the Browns a bona fide Super Bowl contender this year, Beckham could be the key piece that puts them over the top.
  — cleveland, 17 Aug. 2021
• Cape Cod is a bona fide seafood destination, and some of the best can be found at the Beachcomber.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2023
• Can’t think of a team that has done it without a bona fide superstar.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Feb. 2022
• Schwartz had been the last bona fide starter the team signed in free agency for the line — and that was in 2016, and the Chiefs weren’t using top picks on linemen.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 4 Feb. 2022
• His acting teeth are sharpened and ready to chew the scenery as the presaged bona fide psychopath.
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2021
• For bona fide rock stars Este, Alana, and Danielle Haim, family comes first.
  — Glamour, 26 Oct. 2022
• The crowd’s cheering quickly turned to awe—the scale read nearly 64 pounds, a bona fide monster.
  — Matt Carney, Outside Online, 15 June 2022
• The site is brimming with orange- and brown-hued decor, which is sure to upgrade the space into a bona fide oasis.
  — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• As adults, bats—the only mammals in the world capable of bona fide flight—are all about their wings.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2023
• Now in its 26th year, Galaxy of Lights is a bona fide Huntsville tradition.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 23 Dec. 2021
• More than that though, they’ve been led by young actors who are having fun dressing the part of bona fide scream queens.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 July 2024
• To talk to Wilson is to witness a bona fide storyteller at work.
  — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2024
• Second, a short-term rental next door could be a bona fide reason for the buyer not to close escrow.
  — Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
• Sophomore Nikko Boncore had emerged as a bona fide go-to receiver down the stretch.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2022
• Samson is a father of two and a bona fide swaddle master.
  — Samson McDougall, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
• As a portrait of an artist as a prima donna, a pioneer and, yes, a bona fide genius, the movie is still worth its weight in wire hangers.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024