How to Use out-and-out in a Sentence

out-and-out

adjective
  • But no one has just been out-and-out hostile to him.
    — Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
  • There are few out-and-out starters left in the happy medium in between.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Greene wasn’t an out-and-out wildman firing missles all over the lot as a rookie.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Verstappen is an out-and-out racer.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Some of that time was spent in central midfield, rather than as an out-and-out attacker.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • However, some of the excuses were flimsy and one was an out-and-out lie.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 13 June 2025
  • Hard to find, elite out-and-out strikers are expensive commodities.
    — Henry Flynn, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Worse, others are out-and-out scammers, according to the agency.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Moreover, the three-chair turn performed the number with dazzling control and an out-and-out joy that warmed even my cold, cold heart.
    — Charlie Mason, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
  • First off, the Atlas is an adventure tourer rather than an out-and-out adventure bike.
    — Utkarsh Sood june 16, New Atlas, 16 June 2026
  • Rohl takes a while to get going but then eats up the ground, more like an 800 metre runner than an out-and-out sprinter.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Estevao has impressed as an out-and-out winger this season, but sees himself as a No 10 too.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • The overall vibe is Scandinavian chic, if not out-and-out luxury.
    — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
  • In short, the latest science suggests that chicken soup — though not an out-and-out cure for colds and flu — really helps with healing.
    — Colby Teeman, Assistant Professor Of Dietetics and Nutrition, University Of Dayton, Fortune Well, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Avoid arguments, spats, disagreements, squabbles, and out-and-out fights as much as possible.
    — Eli Amdur, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Four of those series involve rich white women and some kind of death shrouded in suspicion, if not an out-and-out murder mystery.
    — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 13 Sep. 2024
  • In theory, that job will fall to Jackson or Delap as out-and-out No 9s.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 June 2025
  • More than 550 people attended to cheer on the eclectic group of trailblazers, stars and out-and-out icons.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
  • According to teens who have been rescued from one of these camps, children are being subjected to out-and-out brainwashing.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The team felt that copyrighting the book’s compilation would provide peace of mind against out-and-out reproduction of the work.
    — Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Bernardo played a different role in this game, as City fielded two out-and-out wingers in Doku and Semenyo.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Makhadmeh was right, as yellow cards for simulation are rarely awarded when there is contact, being reserved for out-and-out dives.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • The 23-year-old is not the out-and-out No 9 that some observers might think, but rather a hybrid forward who can drop in and link up play.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
  • This decision is a baffling swerve for a celebrity biopic, one that will probably keep it from becoming an out-and-out sensation.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • And for audiences of any age, there is something about out-and-out, unapologetic silliness that forms a rebuke to the ordinary.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
  • And unlike the oddball carbon-fiber hatchback that was once known by that name, the next-generation electric i3 is set to be an out-and-out sedan.
    — New Atlas, 6 July 2025
  • When playing with only two out-and-out forwards, Bellingham will have more freedom in attack and can increase his attacking stats.
    — Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
  • In recent seasons, the Red Devils have struggled to sign an out-and-out winger for the right hand side that has lived up to expectations.
    — Liam Canning, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The out-and-out wingers force the opposition to stretch their defensive lines, which creates gaps for Cucurella to attack.
    — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 21 May 2025

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