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.
• The main bedroom is truly fit for a bona fide Sleeping Beauty.
  — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 25 Jan. 2021
• A year later, Carti’s debut, Die Lit, served as a bona fide proof of concept.
  — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2021
• But the sophomore from Philadelphia has established himself to be a bona fide starter as a sophomore.
  — Daniel Oyefusi, baltimoresun.com, 1 Mar. 2021
• Over the last 25 years, Foo Fighters have steadily grown from a one-man solo project into a bona fide rock institution.
  — New York Times, 1 Feb. 2021
• While the Sián is a bona fide supercar experience, there's nothing unusual or noteworthy about how the hybrid system acts or feels.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 6 Mar. 2021
• In the year since Fever, Meg has only solidified her standing as one of rap’s most formidable MCs and a bona fide pop star to boot.
  — Claire Shaffer, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2021
• Embiid is anchoring the best team in the Eastern Conference on both ends of the floor and does not have another bona fide top-10 player supporting him.
  — New York Times, 26 Feb. 2021
• By the end of the 1950s, Berry was a bona fide rock star—with a better car.
  — Eddie Dean, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
• But the club doesn’t have a bona fide star to build around and is hoping for some luck in the draft.
  — Tom Withers, chicagotribune.com, 25 May 2021
• 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
• This is not the first time that the bona fide rule has led to controversy.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2021
• 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
• But Nunez — a bona fide big leaguer for the last three seasons — could have jumped ship.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 29 Mar. 2021
• Isikhuemhen and Rosborough are now bona fide stars in the world of truffles.
  — Andrew Kornylak, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 May 2021
• 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
• Inside Out 2 was released in June, and became a bona fide box office smash for Disney and Pixar.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
• Who wouldn’t love an amazing meal surrounded by your people with a bona fide opportunity to reflect, recharge, and reconnect?
  — Prem Ramkumar, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024